devil's rope

1. (countable, uncountable)Mortal sin.

2. (countable, uncountable)An open branching shrub (Cylindropuntia imbricata) with cylindrical joints, which are covered with short raised ridges like the plait of a rope.

3. (countable, uncountable)A variety of cochineal, (Dactylopius newsteadi), used to destroy Cylindropuntia imbricata.

4. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)Barbed wire

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