Definition of Dragrope

1. a rope used for dragging [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dragrope

dragonskins
dragonslayer
dragonslayers
dragonwort
dragonworts
dragoon
dragoonade
dragoonades
dragooned
dragooner
dragooners
dragooning
dragoons
dragqueen
dragqueens
dragrope (current term)
dragropes
drags
drags on
dragsman
dragsmen
dragster
dragsters
dragstrip
dragstrips
drail
drailed
drailing
drails
drain

Literary usage of Dragrope

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the City of Columbus, Capital of Ohio by W. W. Munsell & Co, Alfred Emory Lee (1892)
"The lower part of the dragrope was, however, flying around in them. ... After some time the dragrope struck the ground, and that meant only four hundred and ..."

2. The Water World: A Popular Treatise on the Broad, Broad Ocean. Its Laws; Its by J Wesley Van Dervoort (1886)
"A portion of the whip-line was unwound from the reel and fastened to the body of the lowered vehicle as a dragrope, the other end being taken to a fallen ..."

3. Subject List of Works on Military and Naval Arts, Including Marine by Great Britain Patent Office. Library (1907)
"... and of instruments made use of in laying them ... an improved dragrope - exercise, artillery - manoeuvres, etc. [pp. 53-106]. London. 8°. (14729) 7862. ..."

4. Bulletins and Other State Intelligence Compiled and Arranged from the (1859)
"... of sulphur, indigo, saltpetre, tar, charcoal, rope, dragrope, and wood. 2000 loose shot. 1000 „ shell. 74 pigs of lead. 7 axletrees. 7 Brass nave boxes. ..."

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