head-rope

I thought, the door behind my head from the back ladder was burst open, and my cot and I came down on the floor at the head, the simple fact being, that the head-rope, not having been properly secured, gave way with a run.

The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004

All types have a very low head-rope height, as they are designed specifically for catching ground-hugging flatfish.

Stop blaming the fishermen – Part I Richard 2004

They looked at my bare feet, white silk robes and gold head-rope and dagger.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

It was notoriety to be the only cleanshaven one, and I doubled it by wearing always the suspect pure silk, of the whitest (at least outside), with a gold and crimson Meccan head-rope, and gold dagger.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

When he came nearer I saw he was in khaki uniform, with a cloak to cover it and a silk head-cloth and head-rope, much awry.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

She gestured toward the mule's head-rope, wondering if "Good" might be yet another of the useless plethora of words for "rope" that Derian kept thrusting at her.

Through Wolfs Eyes 2001

A last shake of the hand, and Bartels reluctantly slipped the head-rope and we drifted apart.

The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955

But camels thrive on this parched-up grass, and our brutes nibbled at it whenever one slackened the head-rope.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 Various

She looked as though she realised that her day had waned, and that the bright steel work, the soft well-greased leather, the snowy head-rope and the shining curb were to be put aside for less noble trappings.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 19, 1919 Various

If you felt particularly energetic a pair of ancient drill shorts rolled up and tied with a piece of a head-rope made quite an adequate ball for water-polo, until it became water-logged and sank to the bottom; then you had to fish it out and spread it on the sands until it was dry enough to resume duty.

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett