Cord

CORD, noun [Latin Gr. According to the Welsh, this word signifies a twist, from cor, the root of chorus.]

1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together. Rahab let down the spies by a cord through the window. [[Joshua 2#15|Joshua 2:15]].

2. A quantity of wood, or other material, originally measured with a cord or line. The cord is a pile containing 128 cubic feet; or a pile eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad.

3. In scripture, the cords of the wicked are the snares with which they catch the unwary. [[Psalms 129#4|Psalms 129:4]].

The cords of sin are bad habits, or the consequences of sin. [[Proverbs 5#22|Proverbs 5:22]].

The cords of a man are the fair, gentle or natural means of alluring men to obedience. Hosea 11.

The cords of vanity are worldly vanities and pleasures, profit or preferment; or vain and deceitful arguments and pretenses, which draw men to sin. [[Isaiah 5#18|Isaiah 5:18]].

To stretch a line or cord about a city, is to level it, or utterly to destroy it. [[Lamentations 2#1|Lamentations 2:1]].

The cords of a tent denote stability. To loosen or break the cords, is to weaken or destroy; to lengthen the cords, is to enlarge. [[Job 30#11|Job 30:11]]. [[Isaiah 5#18|Isaiah 5:18]]. [[Jeremiah 10#20|Jeremiah 10:20]].

CORD, verb transitive

1. To bind with a cord or rope; to fasten with cords.

2. To pile wood or other material for measurement and sale by the cord