rope
/ɹoʊp/ noun C2- The small intestines. · the ropes of birds
Plural ropes
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“A nobility of the rope!” said Château-Renaud phlegmatically.
The remaining Monkeys threw pieces of stout rope around the Lion and wound many coils about his body and head and legs, until he was unable to bite or scratch or struggle in any way.
The balloon was by this time tugging hard at the rope that held it to the ground, for the air within it was hot, and this made it so much lighter in weight than the air without that it pulled hard to rise into the sky.
The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming:
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