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Jeer :: Jeer (n.) A gear; a tackle.

Whipper :: Whipper (n.) One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.

Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block..

Chockablock :: Chockablock (a.) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used..

Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game..

Swig :: Swig (n.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

Tug :: Tug (n.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed..

Fishing :: Fishing (n.) Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village..

Tye :: Tye (n.) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered..

Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.

Tackled :: Tackled (a.) Made of ropes tacked together.

Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked..

Rigging :: Rigging (n.) DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails..

Jeer :: "Jeer (n.) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..

Fish-tackle :: Fish-tackle (n.) A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.

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