10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROPEABLE»
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ropeable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ropeable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases ...
Ropeable, airy'. (1) Of cattle; so wild and intractable as to be capable of
subjection only by being roped. See preceding word. (2) By transference :
intractable, angry, out of temper. 1891. 'The Argus,' Oct. Io, p. I3, col. 4: _ _ “The
service has ...
Edward Ellis Morris, 2011
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
76, 1988 ropeable adjective livid; splenetic; furious AUSTRALIA, 1374 •
ROPEABLE - Wild; annoyed.— Gilbert H. Lawson, A Dictionary of Australian
Words and Terms, 1924 • Makes me ropeable that feller does, poking borak
every time he ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of English
NZ informal angry; furious: the idea ofit gets him absolutely ropeable. — ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from the notion that the person requires to be restrained. rope-a-
dope > noun [mass noun] US informal a boxing tactic of pretending to be trapped
...
Miss Franklin is ropeable. Ropeable. What sort of a woman. What sort of a
woman would do that. Lack of trust. Negation. Miss Franklin strides along the
concrete path beside the hockey field in her ribbed strumphosen. She ignores the
sun ...
I tell you, I'm fuckin' ropeable. We go up and down this flamin' country. And all we
do is collect the dead.” Kemal squinted with tired eyes. “Ropeable? I don't
understand.” “Angry, pissed off, had it up to here.” He held a flat hand under his
chin.
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Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
... bring them in— 'Can you rope them in?' ropeable Furious, enraged — 'It was
the bad service that made him ropeable' ropes Has sound knowledge of the
activity— 'She knows the 117 WORDBOOK OF AUSTRALIAN IDioM—AUssiE
SLANG.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
A Sunday off: nautical coll (–1887); slightly ob. 2. More correctly, a synonym of
MAKE AND MEND: nautical coll: late C.19–20. ropeable . Angry; quick-tempered:
from ca 1890: Australian. Ex ropeable (i.e. wild) cattle. roper . A hangman: †, says
...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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I think we should go into the jungle
Miss Franklin is ropeable. Ropeable. What sort of a woman. What sort of a
woman would do that. Lack of trust. Negation. Miss Franklin strides along the
concrete path beside the hockey field in her ribbed strumphosen. She ignores the
sun ...
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Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2004
... PROTECTION (TOOLS) PULLED Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount
Murchison, Balfour Wall On February 9, R.C. (40) was with a large group climbing
on the Balfour Wall, an area with a variety of one-pitch top-ropeable ice climbs on
the ...
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Take a Trip to Australia Gr. 2-3
... bar - store for selling pop, ice-cream etc. mustering - rounding up sheep or
cattle nick - steal no worries - you're welcome outback - dry bush in centre of
Australia picnic - real mess roo - kangaroo ropeable - angry sandshoes -
sneakers skite ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROPEABLE»
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ropeable is used in the context of the following news items.
League: Melbourne ride wave of euphoria to victory
Poker-faced Dragons coach Paul McGregor was ropeable after the officials disallowed Nightingale's try in the 25th minute when Marshall's cut-out pass found ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»
Hope fuels quest for first home
A colleague predicted I would be "f***ing ropeable" at the news leaked sales figures indicated the number of people with Chinese names buying houses in ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
College Street bike path: The streets are mean when you have to …
The woman behind the wheel of the shiny black Jeep is ropeable. I am on my bike and also feeling a little indignant. A big flock of cyclists has entered the Jeep's ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Awful, rotten, lousy Credit Suisse
... touch upset about this episode would be like suggesting our Prime Minister has of late been only slightly annoyed by Tony Jones's Q and A. We are ropeable. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Harrison Christian: Reserve exit rows for the expendable
What makes me ropeable is the fact people had the nerve to applaud during his ejection from the plane. I don't know who instigated the clapping, and can only ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
My Kitchen Rules' Lynzey Murphy displays her RIPPED stomach
Totally ropeable! Lynzey Murphy took to Instagram with a photo of herself during a rope workout. Wearing a black crop top and bright pink tights, Lynzey ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
DCE Backflip: Everything you need to know
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE TITANS IF IT DOES HAPPEN? A: They will be absolutely ropeable – and rightly so. They sold the farm to get Cherry-Evans to ... «Sportal.com.au, Apr 15»
Shoppers ropeable about long waits to exit carpark at Indooroopilly …
FRUSTRATED shoppers were stuck in carpark queues for up to an hour as they tried to leave Indooroopilly Shopping Centre at the weekend. The delays ... «Courier Mail, Mar 15»
Parents fire up over anthem controversy
Molly told Neil Mitchell she was "absolutely ropeable" that Wonthaggi North Primary School students performed the song at a school assembly. "They've come ... «3AW, Mar 15»
I'm ropeable* angry (that's Aussie for very cross indeed): Fury of …
The Australian woman at the heart of a blackmail plot against the England cricket captain said she was 'ropeable angry' as she broke her silence last night. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
