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

Glossocomon :: Glossocomon (n.) A kind of hoisting winch.

Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails..

Hoistaway :: Hoistaway (n.) A mechanical lift. See Elevator.

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The act of hoisting; a lift.

Teagle :: Teagle (n.) A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift.

Indicator :: Indicator (n.) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc..

Drum :: Drum (n.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or chain is wound..

Cathead :: Cathead (n.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured..

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards..

Heave :: Heave (v. t.) To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land..

Top-rope :: Top-rope (n.) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes..

Skip :: Skip (n.) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock..

Catfall :: Catfall (n.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.

Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.

Davit :: Davit (n.) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit..

Hoist :: Hoist (v. t.) To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight..

Cage :: Cage (n.) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself..

Parrel :: Parrel (n.) The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure.

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