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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Footrope \Foot"rope'\, noun (Aut.) (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a {horse}. (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.
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