He had seen it two days ago, neatly rolled, in the corner with other tackle; but now the corner was all untidy, a confused mass of cordage, and the good new strong rope was concealing itself beneath weak old rubbish.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Some are of very great depth and can only be explored with the aid of much cordage and many lights.
"Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England"
W. P. Haskett Smith
A long, low white building upon the hill-side also showed that the manufacture of rope and cordage is a prominent industry of the locality.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou