devil's rope
A variety of cochineal, (), used to destroy .
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A variety of cochineal, (), used to destroy .
...those who are dragged to the gallows of hell by the '''devil's rope''', that is, mortal sin, and will not confess.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
An open branching shrub () with cylindrical joints, which are covered with short raised ridges like the plait of a rope.
The '''devil's rope''' was originally designed to keep cows from roaming, Indians from encroaching, and the cowboys from singing their lonesome ballads.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(US, southwest, slang) Barbed wire.
...those who are dragged to the gallows of hell by the '''devil's rope''', that is, mortal sin, and will not confess.
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