• Ropery

    Full definition of ropery

    Noun

    ropery

    (plural roperies)
    1. Any form of language used, typically slang or slander, that can get one in trouble. This is used in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Nurse to describe Mercutio's type of speech.
    2. Hung on the end of a rope.
    3. A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.
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