ropery
English
Noun
ropery (countable and uncountable, plural roperies)
- (obsolete) Any form of language used, typically slang or slander, that can get one in trouble.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 4,
- Marry, farewell! I pray you, sir, what saucy
- merchant was this, that was so full of his ropery?
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 4,
- A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.
Translations
rope factory — see ropewalk
External links
References
- ropery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Ropery on the Free Dictionary
- Romeo and Juliet on Yahoo!, see the glossary for "Ropery"
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