ropework

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noun

The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike.

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Meanings

nounropework (countable and uncountable, plural ropeworks)

plural ropeworks

  1. countableuncountablenauticalThe making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike.
  2. countableuncountableA form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture.

Origin

From rope + -work.

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APA

ropework. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ropework

MLA

“ropework.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ropework. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ropework,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ropework.

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