wine rope

noun

A rope or cloth, soaked in highly sugared wine, hung outdoors to attract moths for scientific study.

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Meanings

nounwine rope (plural wine ropes)

plural wine ropes

  1. biologyA rope or cloth, soaked in highly sugared wine, hung outdoors to attract moths for scientific study.
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APA

wine rope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wine%20rope

MLA

“wine rope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wine%20rope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wine rope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wine%20rope.

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