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Rope in

verb

Divide by means of a rope. Synonyms: cordon off, rope off.

Draw in as if with a rope; lure.

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... he'd gnaw thro' a rope in the night-time, He'd eat thro' a wall or a door, He'd shwim thro' a lough in the winther, To be wid his ...

— The Dog's Book of Verse • Various

... Then there would be a funeral. I guess you had better postpone your start till to-morrow. Only one man in Vernock can handle Hanson after he's had a night of it, and that man's the Mayor. Man to man, Hanson has him shaded. With a rope in his hand, the Mayor is ...

— The Spoilers of the Valley • Robert Watson

... wharf in aggrieved thought. He shuffled his feet a little; he wore straw slippers with thick soles. The morning fog had thickened considerably. Everything round us dripped—the derricks, the rails, every single rope in the ship—as if a fit of crying had come ...

— A Personal Record • Joseph Conrad

... time niggers were honest and faithful workmen. You could take one fresh from the bush, teach him to handle a shovel or pull a rope in a year or so, and after that he was worth almost as much as he could eat. But the nigger of to-day isn't worth a damn. He never does an honest day's work if he can help it, and he is forever wanting something. Take these ...

— A Book of Burlesques • H. L. Mencken

... in answer—only the creaking of the balloon rope in the air, the rasping of the anchor ...

— The Perils of Pauline • Charles Goddard

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