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Definition of hoisting
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Hoisting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hois.
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Drum
::
Drum (n.) A
cylinder
on a
revolving
shaft,
generally
for the
purpose
of
driving
several
pulleys,
by means of belts or
straps
passing
around
its
periphery;
also, the
barrel
of a
hoisting
machine,
on which the rope or chain is
wound..
Netting
::
Netting
(n.) A
network
of ropes used for
various
purposes,
as for
holding
the
hammocks
when not in use, also for
stowing
sails,
and for
hoisting
from the
gunwale
to the
rigging
to
hinder
an enemy from
boarding..
Log
::
Log (n.) A
weight
or block near the free end of a
hoisting
rope to
prevent
it from being drawn
through
the
sheave.
Glossocomon
::
Glossocomon
(n.) A kind of
hoisting
winch.
Top-rope
::
Top-rope
(n.) A rope used for
hoisting
and
lowering
a
topmast,
and for other
purposes..
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..
Skip
::
Skip (n.) An iron
bucket,
which
slides
between
guides,
for
hoisting
mineral
and
rock..
Lewisson
::
Lewisson
(n.) An iron
dovetailed
tenon,
made in
sections,
which can be
fitted
into a
dovetail
mortise;
-- used in
hoisting
large
stones,
etc..
Chockablock
::
Chockablock
(a.)
Hoisted
as high as the
tackle
will
admit;
brought
close
together,
as the two
blocks
of a
tackle
in
hoisting..
Overwind
::
Overwind
(v. t.) To wind too
tightly,
as a
spring,
or too far, as a
hoisting
rope on a
drum..
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..
Gin
::
Gin (n.) A
hoisting
drum,
usually
vertical;
a
whim..
Top-tackle
::
Top-tackle
(n.) A
tackle
used in
hoisting
and
lowering
the
topmast.
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Lift
::
Lift (n.) A
hoisting
machine;
an
elevator;
a dumb
waiter.
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
Catfall
::
Catfall
(n.) A rope used in
hoisting
the
anchor
to the
cathead.
Hudge
::
Hudge (n.) An iron
bucket
for
hoisting
coal or ore.
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..
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