Left-hand rope

Left-hand rope
Left-hand Left"-hand` (l[e^]ft"h[a^]nd`), a. Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road. [1913 Webster]

{Left-hand rope}, rope laid up and twisted over from right to left, or against the sun; -- called also {water-laid rope}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • left-handed rope — noun or left hand rope 1. : a left laid rope in which the strands are formed of yarns with right handed twist called also back handed rope; compare right handed rope 2. : any left laid rope …   Useful english dictionary

  • Left-hand — (l[e^]ft h[a^]nd ), a. Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left hand side; the left hand road. [1913 Webster] {Left hand rope}, rope laid up and twisted over from right to left, or against the sun; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Right-hand rope — Right hand Right hand , a. 1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right hand side, room, or road. [1913 Webster] 2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable. [1913 Webster] Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • water-laid rope — Left hand Left hand (l[e^]ft h[a^]nd ), a. Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left hand side; the left hand road. [1913 Webster] {Left hand rope}, rope laid up and twisted over from right to left, or against the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • left — 1. adj., adv., & n. (opp. RIGHT). adj. 1 on or towards the side of the human body which corresponds to the position of west if one regards oneself as facing north. 2 on or towards the part of an object which is analogous to a person s left side… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ beautiful, delicate, long fingered, pretty, slender ▪ mani …   Collocations dictionary

  • left-handed — adjective Date: 14th century 1. using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right; also swinging from left to right < a left handed batter > 2. relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand 3. morganatic 4. a. clumsy, awkward b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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