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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TOP-ROPE
n.
A
rope
to
sway
up
a
top-mast,
etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TOP-ROPE
TOP-ROPE
Top
"-
rope
`, n. (
Naut.
)
Defn: A
rope
used
for
hoisting
and
lowering
a
topmast,
and
for
other
purposes.