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ropery

/ˈɹəʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/ UK
/ˈɹoʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/ US

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noun roperies

countable, obsolete, uncountable 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?
countable, uncountable A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.

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@misc{ropery_2026,
  title = {ropery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ropery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}