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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROPE-YARN

n.Yarn for ropes, consisting of a single thread. The threads are twisted into strands, and the strands into ropes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROPE-YARN

ROPE-YARN Rope "-yarn `, n.

 

Defn: the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made.