Footrope of Sailing Vessel Small 320×199 Medium 640×399 Large 1024×638 Download Tiff Original 2400×1495 | (340.0 KB) Description "Nautical: A rope extended under a yard from the middle to the yardarm, and under the jib- and spanker-booms, for the men to stand on while reefing or furling." -Whitney, 1911 Keywords foot rope, footrope, furling, jib-boom, reefing, sail boat, sailing vessel, spanker-booms, yardarm Galleries Miscellaneous Ship Illustrations Source: William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)
