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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1648-1658
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(Pin-,) Pyn-rope, -roape, n. [? Pin v.] A rope ? to secure a load or a work under construction. — 1648–9 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 315.
For 12 fadame towis to be pyn roappes for the barrow men 1657–8 Ib. 421.
31½ fadomes of towes to be pynropes to the workmen
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