It called cord
layard
cable
The phrase suggests that one has reached or exceeded ones defined boundaries. This evolved from the phrase "at the end of tether". Such as a horse might be tied or tethered. A horse would be tethered and able to eat the resources within the radius of his rope, when that resource was gone he then had to stretch to reach the grass, being at the end of his rope.
Oak
a noose
The length of a piece of rope is twice the distance from the middle to one end.
A becket is a short piece of rope spliced to form a circle, or a loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch an eye at the other end.
A becket is a short piece of rope spliced to form a circle, or a loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch an eye at the other end.
string
a needle
You have to get a rope and then put a couple of strings at the bottom of the rope but leave a tiny piece of string sticking out. Then you tie another rope to the piece of string hanging out.
That isn't a brain teaser
First. You take a lighter. And burn the end of a rope. And you count the seconds it takes to burn the piece of rope. Let's say it took 10 seconds. So after you count the 10 seconds, you know that 10 seconds have passed.
A metal rope is also called a wire rope.
7.25 yards = 261 inches - 6 inches = 255 inches Divide 255 by however many pieces there are.
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