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Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A blockhead; a lout.

Bee :: Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks..

Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

Authotype :: Authotype (n.) A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph.

Hardhead :: Hardhead (n.) Block's gurnard (Trigla gurnardus) of Europe.

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..

Brace :: Brace (n.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon..

Chair :: Chair (n.) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.

Bumkin :: Bumkin (n.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen..

Doorstop :: Doorstop (n.) The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door..

Pillar-block :: Pillar-block (n.) See under Pillow.

Sarsen :: Sarsen (n.) One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone..

Funge :: Funge (n.) A blockhead; a dolt; a fool.

Beleaguer :: Beleaguer (v. t.) To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.

Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..

Blockish :: Blockish (a.) Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.

Lurdan :: Lurdan (n.) A blockhead.

Engraving :: Engraving (n.) An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print..

Log :: Log (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.

Buckler :: Buckler (n.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches..

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