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roperies

roperies is the plural of ropery.

Meaning of ropery

Noun

ropery (countable and uncountable, plural roperies)

  1. (obsolete) Any form of language used, typically slang or slander, that can get one in trouble.
    • Marry, farewell! I pray you, sir, what saucy
      merchant was this, that was so full of his ropery?c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.

Questions about roperies

What is roperies the plural of?
Roperies is the plural of ropery.

Words near roperies in the dictionary

  1. ropemen
  2. roper
  3. Roper Gulf
  4. Roper River Creole
  5. roper-in
  6. roperies
  7. roperipe
  8. ropers
  9. ropers-in
  10. ropery
  11. ropes

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