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What does 'making money for old rope' mean?

To obtain 'money for old rope' is to gain when not expected to. Old rope is a difficult material to value, so it is most often just discarded rather than risk further loss by depending on material of unknown worth or capability. THE SAYING MONEY FOR OLD ROPE IS DERIVED FROM DAYS IN THE WORKHOUSE, WORKERS WHERE GIVEN DAMAGED, AND USED ROPE TO PICK INTO STRANDS WHICH WOULD THEN BE RE SPUN INTO NEW ROPE, THEY WOULD EARN JUST ENOUGH MONEY FOR A MEAL, HENCE THE SAYING "MONEY FOR OLD ROPE"


What does money for old rope mean?

To obtain 'money for old rope' is to gain when not expected to. Old rope is a difficult material to value, so it is most often just discarded rather than risk further loss by depending on material of unknown worth or capability. THE SAYING MONEY FOR OLD ROPE IS DERIVED FROM DAYS IN THE WORKHOUSE, WORKERS WHERE GIVEN DAMAGED, AND USED ROPE TO PICK INTO STRANDS WHICH WOULD THEN BE RE SPUN INTO NEW ROPE, THEY WOULD EARN JUST ENOUGH MONEY FOR A MEAL, HENCE THE SAYING "MONEY FOR OLD ROPE"


What is Money for profit for no effort?

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Will banks change old money into new money?

That depends on how old the money is. Different countries have different regulations regarding this. There will also need to be an explanation as to where the old money has come from.


What is old money?

As an expression, it generally refers to inherited wealth that has been in a family for many generations. Old money gives a family much higher social status than that of the nouveau riche (the newly wealthy).


How much is old money?

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What is the loose fiber from old rope called?

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How do you get the rope on steamworks island?

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Where did the word junkie come from?

"Junkie" originally meant a heroin addict, but its meaning has since been expanded to include any kind of addict. The word comes from the slang word "junk" for heroin, which was slang in the 1960s. The word "junk" means a broken or discarded item, especially one for which a use can be found, and derives from an old sailors' term for old rope, in use at the time of Columbus. Old bits of rope were no use as rope any more, but sailors found a number of other uses for them.