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Blockhead :: Blockhead (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.

Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.

Thickskull :: Thickskull (n.) A dullard, or dull person; a blockhead; a numskull..

Trawlwarp :: Trawlwarp (n.) A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet..

Hardhead :: Hardhead (n.) Block's gurnard (Trigla gurnardus) of Europe.

Slice :: Slice (v. t.) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.

Die :: Die (n.) A perforated block, commonly of hardened steel used in connection with a punch, for punching holes, as through plates, or blanks from plates, or for forming cups or capsules, as from sheet metal, by drawing..

Jobbernowl :: Jobbernowl (n.) A blockhead.

Blockish :: Blockish (a.) Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.

Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block..

Pillow :: Pillow (n.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block..

Block :: Block (n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat..

Dogshore :: Dogshore (n.) One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

Top :: Top (n.) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting..

Blocked :: Blocked (imp. & p. p.) of Bloc.

Montoir :: Montoir (n.) A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.

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

Clog :: Clog (v.) A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion..

Block Book :: Block book () A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.

Doorstop :: Doorstop (n.) The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door..

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