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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..

Hudge :: Hudge (n.) An iron bucket for hoisting coal or ore.

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.

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..

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..

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

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

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

Flagstaff :: Flagstaff (n.) A staff on which a flag is hoisted.

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

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

Lodge :: Lodge (n.) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; -- called also platt..

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Outrigger :: Outrigger (n.) Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle..

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

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

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..

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

Garnet :: Garnet (n.) A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out.

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

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