boatropeEtymologyFrom Middle English boterop, botrop, equivalent to boat + rope.boatrope means A rope used for the rigging of a boat. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.nounA rope used for the rigging of a boat.“The seaboat is fully manned and half way to the water down the ship's side, on deck a team of hefty sailors stand ready with the boatrope in hand poised for the seaboat to hit the water.”