What does "ropery" mean?
Ropery: Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] "Saucy merchant . . . so full of his ropery." Shak. ROPE'S-END Rope's"-end`, v. t. To punish with a rope's end.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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