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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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