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Hal''yard :: Hal'yard (v. t.) A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc..

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

Tug :: Tug (n.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed..

Indicator :: Indicator (n.) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc..

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

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..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..

Glossocomon :: Glossocomon (n.) A kind of hoisting winch.

Spandogs :: Spandogs (n. pl.) A pair of grappling dogs for hoisting logs and timber.

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

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

Lewisson :: Lewisson (n.) An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc..

Can Hook :: Can hook () A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves..

Top-rope :: Top-rope (n.) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes..

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

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

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

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..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering..

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The act of hoisting; a lift.

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