Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Mistress Roper

The Marines, or any one of them; so called by the regular sailors, because they handle the ropes like girls, not being used to them.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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