ˈside-rope
Also 6 sithe-.
[side n.1]
† 1. A trace for a horse. Obs.
| 1483 Cath. Angl. 339/1 A Syde rape, retinaculum. c 1520 Mem. Ripon (Surtees) III. 206, ij lytyll lynys callyd syde ropes. 1556 Lanc. Wills (Chetham Soc. N.S.) I. 15 In wheles, ploowes, Iron sydropes, ij shode wheles, w{supt}{suph} suche nessesaryes, xxv s. 1599 Ibid. (1861) III. 9, ix draught oxen w{supt}{suph} duble furniture of yokes, waynes, and sitheropes. |
2. A guy attached to a mast or pole.
| 1726 Leoni Alberti's Archit. II. 13/1 The head of the mast..we may guide..by means of the two side Ropes, as with two Reins. |
3. A rope for clambering up a ship's side.
| 1839 Marryat Phant. Ship xli, You might..have let me had a side-rope, my hearties. |