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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Footrope

· Foot·rope · IPA
01 n. The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.
  1. 1.
    The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.(Aut.) Also: horse