The one reference I can think of is a hard, straight line drive which is sometimes called a "frozen rope".
Apparently, it is slang for using any drug. There is a phrase, "Smoke dope and jump rope," so that could be a reference to marijuana.
Downers, Goofers, Ruffies, Valos, Yellows, Tranqs, Qual, Rope, Pingus
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Slang: "Dude, she gave me a grip load of cigarettes." Correct: "I couldn't get a good grip on the rope."
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He has a gun of an arm, so "gun" is the slang word.
The answer to the question what a ' Cup of Coffee' is in baseball slang is, it is a terminology for a short time spent by a minor league player at major league level.
to like ask them a question and not give them an answer. Expanded answer: Caving slang Short Roped - (1) When a pitch is rigged with a too-short rope (hopefully with a knot in the end!). (2) When the person preceding you on a rope accidently pulls it up as they climb and you cannot reach it.
Player In A Rundown Between Bases
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Called out on strikes, in baseball slang