Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The operation of twisting ropes by means of a revolving wheel.

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Examples

  • But in 1805, I again went to rope-spinning, and was soon acknowledged to be the best spinner in the country, so that again a choice of homes was again held out to me.

    Narrative of William Hayden, Containing a Faithful Account of His Travels for a Number of Years, Whilst a Slave, in the South. Written by Himself 1846

  • Nor did I confine myself exclusively to the rope-spinning business.

    Narrative of William Hayden, Containing a Faithful Account of His Travels for a Number of Years, Whilst a Slave, in the South. Written by Himself 1846

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • In addition to elephants, tigers, jugglers and aerial artists, the circus includes a high-wire motorcycle act, performing dogs, bareback riders and a "flag-waving, rope-spinning Western finale," according to the Kelly Miller Web site.

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

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  • My great-uncle raised quarter horses and was one of the last of the old Idaho horse-traders. He spun his own ropes with a jig he made himself.

    December 6, 2010