ropery [roh-puh-ree] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural rop·er·ies.
- a place where ropes are made.
- Archaic. knavery; roguery.
Origin of ropery First recorded in 1325–75, ropery is from the Middle English word roperie. See rope, -ery Examples from the Web for ropery Historical Examples of ropery
You were born of ropery, and you go at it straight, like a webfoot to water.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete
George Meredith
A ropery at Devonport produces half the hempen ropes used in the navy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3
Various
Poor little James has come down to the ropery, to see the men make string.
Oscar Pletsch
Your father raised £1500 on the Nanscawne lands, and spent it on cards and ropery.
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch