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Footrope
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.
(2):
(n.) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; - formerly called a horse.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Footrope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/footrope.html. 1828.