catch-rope
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The rope that a cowboy uses to rope animals, having a loop on one end with which to capture the animal.
Example Sentences
- "The rifle ball hit the catch-rope two feet from Buck's saddle horn."
- "With the hand-ax Calem slashed down some saplings and fashioned a pair of half-shelters for them, using his catch-rope to lash the poles together and thatching each with leafy slashings."
- "The catch-ropes used in the workaday life of the cowboys are usually made of an extra quality hemp rope that is exceptionally smooth and hard in finish."
- "The cars are besides provided with an extra catch-rope, and with safety catches or brakes similar to those used in mines, so that almost an absolute safety can be guaranteed to the many passengers who during the coming exhibition will probably not fail to visit the celebrated Leopoldsberg."
- "An aerial ropeway comprising a traveling car, a hauling rope, a hauling gear, a catch-rope movable in both directions, a clamp on the car for engaging the catch-rope, said catch-rope being moved upon being seized by the said clamp, and arresting means for the catch-rope, controlled by the motion of the catch-rope."
- "If the head loosens , it is restrained by a wire inside the string — the catchrope — and a red light appears on the control panel ."