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ropery

ropery is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is 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 called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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