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Blockading :: Blockading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blockad.

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

Stop :: Stop (n.) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought..

Dead-eye :: Dead-eye (n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye..

Bed :: Bed (n.) The place or material in which a block or brick is laid.

Tray :: Tray (n.) A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat, etc..

Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block..

Clodpate :: Clodpate (n.) A blockhead; a dolt.

Daff :: Daff (n.) A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull..

Square :: Square (n.) An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets..

Pillow :: Pillow (n.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block..

Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

Scamillus :: Scamillus (n.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal..

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.

Erratic :: Erratic (n.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder..

Blockade :: Blockade (v. t.) An obstruction to passage.

Jolthead :: Jolthead (n.) A dunce; a blockhead.

Runner :: Runner (n.) A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.

Stock :: Stock (n.) A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.

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