Fōōt'-rōpe, n.
n. (Naut.) (a.) The rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling;—formerly called a horse. (b.) That part of the bolt-rope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Dana.
n. (Naut.) (a.) The rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling;—formerly called a horse. (b.) That part of the bolt-rope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Dana.