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Define the word Footrope

"Footrope" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Footrope \Foot"rope`\, n. (Aut.)
   (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when
       reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.
   (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a
       sail is sewed.
       [1913 Webster]