Meaning of rope yarn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The yarn or thread composing the strands of a rope.
   countable, uncountable
2. A yarn of fibers, twisted up loosely and right-handedly.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Sideways leaning, we sideways darted; every ropeyarn tingling like⟳ a wire; the two tall masts buckling like⟳ Indian canes in land⟳ tornadoes.”

“That concertina was a wonder⟳ in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.”

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