Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bull rope

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
bul-l rope
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a rope used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship; it is rove from the cap of the lower mast, through a sheave in the foot of the topmast and then back through a block on the lower masthead, with the hauling part led to the deck

Inflected Forms

bull ropes (plural)

Questions

What does bull rope mean?
a rope used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship; it is rove from the cap of the lower mast, through a sheave in the foot of the topmast and then back through a block on the lower masthead, with the hauling part led to the deck

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