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Definition of hoist
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Hoist (n.) The act of
hoisting;
a lift.
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Hatch
::
Hatch (n.) An
opening
in the deck of a
vessel
or floor of a
warehouse
which
serves
as a
passageway
or
hoistway;
a
hatchway;
also; a cover or door, or one of the
covers
used in
closing
such an
opening..
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..
Log
::
Log (n.) A
weight
or block near the free end of a
hoisting
rope to
prevent
it from being drawn
through
the
sheave.
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..
Spandogs
::
Spandogs
(n. pl.) A pair of
grappling
dogs for
hoisting
logs and
timber.
Can Hook
::
Can hook () A
device
consisting
of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for
hoisting
casks or
barrels
by the ends of the
staves..
Repeater
::
Repeater
(n.) A
pennant
used to
indicate
that a
certain
flag in a hoist of
signal
is
duplicated.
Guy
::
Guy (n.) A rope,
chain,
or rod
attached
to
anything
to
steady
it; as: a rope to
steady
or guide an
object
which is being
hoisted
or
lowered;
a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope
connecting
a
suspension
bridge
with the land on
either
side to
prevent
lateral
swaying;
a rod or rope
attached
to the top of a
structure,
as of a
derrick,
and
extending
obliquely
to the
ground,
where it is
fastened..
Atrip
::
Atrip
(adv.)
Sheeted
home,
hoisted
taut up and ready for
trimming;
-- said of
sails..
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..
Hoisted
::
Hoisted
(imp. & p. p.) of Hois.
Flagstaff
::
Flagstaff
(n.) A staff on which a flag is
hoisted.
Hoist
::
Hoist (n.) The act of
hoisting;
a lift.
Glossocomon
::
Glossocomon
(n.) A kind of
hoisting
winch.
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
Hoist
::
Hoist (n.) The
height
of a
fore-and-aft
sail next the mast or stay.
Snow
::
Snow (n.) A
square-rigged
vessel,
differing
from a brig only in that she has a
trysail
mast close abaft the
mainmast,
on which a large
trysail
is
hoisted..
Jeer
::
"Jeer (n.) An
assemblage
or
combination
of
tackles,
for
hoisting
or
lowering
the lower yards of a
ship..
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Hoise
::
Hoise (v. t.) To
hoist.
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