Possibly a red herring, but ...
I have come across a 'Coupee' rope (as in the french coupee - cut) - an
inferior quality used for non-load-bearing purposes, and made from short
fibres, rather than the long fibres used to produce a better quality rope.
I might add that it was a long time ago in a ships' chandlers. It was
intended for collision edgeing, ladder binding (anti-slip) etc.
Regards,
Paul Ellison
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> From: Andy Cuckson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CAPEY ROPE
> Date: 24 August 2002 19:25
>
> Another mystery item on the Snailbeach inventory (1769)is "capey rope"
> (sic). Ivor Brown has suggested it might be a corruption of "cappelled"
> rope. If the latter was a term used for a fitting solely on wire ropes
then
> it would be out of the question. But would a hemp rope not have been
capped
> ("cappy rope")?
>
> We are both scratching our heads - any ideas please?
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy Cuckson
>
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