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Trysail :: Trysail (n.) A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer..

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

Hutch :: Hutch (n.) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit..

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

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

Hoistway :: Hoistway (n.) An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a wareroom..

Gin :: Gin (n.) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim..

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

Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.

Halse :: Halse (v. t.) To haul; to hoist.

Corf :: Corf (n.) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore.

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..

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

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State..

Hoisted :: Hoisted (imp. & p. p.) of Hois.

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

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

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

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

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

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