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boltropes
alt. (plural of boltrope English) n. (plural of boltrope English)
Usage examples of "boltropes".
Canvas cascaded from the yards with a crack and a slither of boltropes.
He picked himself up, glanced aloft - the upper masts had held, though the main topgallantsail had blown from its boltropes - and then leant far out over the rail to view the land.