He knows all about every man and every horse, he is always to be found somewhere in the lines, and he is extraordinarily patient at explaining to ignorant persons of all ranks the "service" method of doing everything-from the tying of a Headrope to the actual manoeuvring of a battery in the field.
"Servants of the Guns"
Jeffery E. Jeffery
For mackerel, which is a surface and midwater fish, they are much shorter, so that the Headrope lies just below the top of the water.
"A Poor Man's House"
Stephen Sydney Reynolds
At times, it seemed as if nothing could move the Headrope.
"A Poor Man's House"
Stephen Sydney Reynolds