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Rope's end

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a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash in inflicting punishment.

See also: Rope


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When we carry little uns, I have a rope's end of my own to wollop'em.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Ah, it's a fine dance--I'm with you there--and looks mighty like a hornpipe in a rope's end at Execution Dock by London town, it does.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
[legs]; for there was a big sea running; and Tootles, the bo'sun, was among them, with a rope's end in his hand and chewing tobacco.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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