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Definition of hoist
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Hoist (n.) The act of
hoisting;
a lift.
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Parbuckle
::
Parbuckle
(v. t.) To hoist or lower by means of a
parbuckle.
Lewisson
::
Lewisson
(n.) An iron
dovetailed
tenon,
made in
sections,
which can be
fitted
into a
dovetail
mortise;
-- used in
hoisting
large
stones,
etc..
Log
::
Log (n.) A
weight
or block near the free end of a
hoisting
rope to
prevent
it from being drawn
through
the
sheave.
Sling
::
Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope
round,
as a cask, gun, etc.,
preparatory
to
attaching
a
hoisting
or
lowering
tackle..
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..
Glossocomon
::
Glossocomon
(n.) A kind of
hoisting
winch.
Davit
::
Davit (n.) A spar
formerly
used on board of
ships,
as a crane to hoist the
flukes
of the
anchor
to the top of the bow,
without
injuring
the sides of the ship; --
called
also the fish
davit..
Hoist
::
Hoist (n.) That by which
anything
is
hoisted;
the
apparatus
for
lifting
goods.
Garnet
::
Garnet
(n.) A
tackle
for
hoisting
cargo in our out.
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Tye
::
Tye (n.) A chain or rope, one end of which
passes
through
the mast, and is made fast to the
center
of a yard; the other end is
attached
to a
tackle,
by means of which the yard is
hoisted
or
lowered..
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..
Hoist
::
Hoist (n.) The
height
of a
fore-and-aft
sail next the mast or stay.
Cathead
::
Cathead
(n.) A
projecting
piece of
timber
or iron near the bow of
vessel,
to which the
anchor
is
hoisted
and
secured..
Repeater
::
Repeater
(n.) A
pennant
used to
indicate
that a
certain
flag in a hoist of
signal
is
duplicated.
Chockablock
::
Chockablock
(a.)
Hoisted
as high as the
tackle
will
admit;
brought
close
together,
as the two
blocks
of a
tackle
in
hoisting..
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) A small
tackle
with a
single
rope, used to hoist light
bodies..
Gin
::
Gin (n.) A
hoisting
drum,
usually
vertical;
a
whim..
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
Skip
::
Skip (n.) An iron
bucket,
which
slides
between
guides,
for
hoisting
mineral
and
rock..
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