man-rope

This seems to me, sir, as a man-rope; something that weak souls may hold by.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

It is also used to form collars around stanchions or spars, and, placed around a rope close beneath a man-rope knot, it gives a beautiful finish.

Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise 1912

The rest of the cleaning was divided among the crew; one having the brass and composition work about the capstan; another the bell, which was of brass, and kept as bright as a gilt button; a third, the harness-cask; another, the man-rope stanchions; others, the steps of the forecastle and hatchways, which were hauled up and holystoned.

Chapter XXIII. New Ship and Shipmates-My Watchmate 1909

The singer rose suddenly, clutched at a man-rope, and came swinging up the side.

The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Alfred Ollivant 1900

Budmouth waterman, who pulled him alongside the guardship in the roads, where he laid hold of the man-rope, mounted, and disappeared from external view.

The Trumpet-Major Thomas Hardy 1884

The rest of the cleaning was divided among the crew; one having the brass and composition work about the capstan; another the bell, which was of brass, and kept as bright as a gilt button; a third, the harness-cask; another, the man-rope stanchions; others, the steps of the forecastle and hatchways, which were hauled up and holystoned.

Two years before the mast, and twenty-four years after: a personal narrative 1869

This seems to me, sir, as a man-rope; something that weak souls may hold by.

Moby Dick, or, the whale Herman Melville 1855

This seems to me, sir, as a man-rope; something that weak souls may hold by.

Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Herman Melville 1855

But, whilst they were hoisting themselves up by the man-rope; the captain of "The Saint Louis" had had time to examine their boat, and to ascertain that it was in good condition, and every thing in it in perfect order.

The Clique of Gold ��mile Gaboriau 1852

He never put one foot before the other, so to say, without first having examined the ground; he never seized a man-rope without having first tried its solidity; he had made it a law to eat and drink nothing, not even a glass of water, but what came from the officers 'table.

The Clique of Gold ��mile Gaboriau 1852