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Tack :: Tack (n.) A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack..

Fencing :: Fencing (n.) The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2..

Tack :: Tack (n.) A stain; a tache.

Attack :: Attack (n.) The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent..

Stack-guard :: Stacket (n.) A stockade.

Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..

Stackyard :: Stackstand (n.) A staging for supporting a stack of hay or grain; a rickstand.

Swilled :: Swig (v. t.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

Assaulter :: Assaulter (n.) One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant..

Feint :: Feint (v. i.) To make a feint, or mock attack..

Aggressor :: Aggressor (n.) The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

Swig :: Swig (n.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

Attacker :: Attacker (n.) One who attacks.

Nap-taking :: Nap-taking (n.) A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.

Ammunition :: Ammunition (n.) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense..

Boxhaul :: Boxhaul (v. t.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind)..

Access :: Access (n.) An onset, attack, or fit of disease..

Top-tackle :: Top-tackle (n.) A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast.

Flank :: Flank (v. t.) To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of..

Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..

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