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

Fall :: Fall (n.) That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.

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

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons..

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

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

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

Fishhook :: Fishhook (n.) A hook with a pendant, to the end of which the fish-tackle is hooked..

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cat :: Cat (n.) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.

Runner :: Runner (n.) A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.

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

Burton :: Burton (n.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part..

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..

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