The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rope \Rope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Roping.]
   To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament
   or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
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         Let us not hang like ropingicicles
         Upon our houses' thatch.                 --Shak.
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