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Entackle :: Entackle (v. t.) To supply with tackle.

Fish-block :: Fish-block (n.) See Fish-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.

Swilled :: Swig (v. t.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

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

Derrick :: Derrick (n.) A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building..

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

Crane :: Crane (n.) A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick..

Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle..

Garnet :: Garnet (n.) A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out.

Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To supply with 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..

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

Caburn :: Caburn (n.) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon..

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle..

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..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies..

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