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Roper [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A maker of ropes.

2. One who ropes goods; a packer.

3. One fit to be hanged.

Ropery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A place where ropes are made. [Not used in the United States.]

2. A trick that deserves the halter.

Ropery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A place where ropes are made.

2. Tricks deserving the halter; roguery.