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Definition of hoist
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Hoist (n.) The act of
hoisting;
a lift.
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Spandogs
::
Spandogs
(n. pl.) A pair of
grappling
dogs for
hoisting
logs and
timber.
Snow
::
Snow (n.) A
square-rigged
vessel,
differing
from a brig only in that she has a
trysail
mast close abaft the
mainmast,
on which a large
trysail
is
hoisted..
Jack
::
"Jack (n.) A flag,
containing
only the
union,
without
the fly,
usually
hoisted
on a jack staff at the
bowsprit
cap; --
called
also union jack. The
American
jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each
State..
Cage
::
Cage (n.) The drum on which the rope is wound in a
hoisting
whim.
Corf
::
Corf (n.) A large
basket
used in
carrying
or
hoisting
coal or ore.
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Gin
::
Gin (n.) A
hoisting
drum,
usually
vertical;
a
whim..
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..
Hutch
::
Hutch (n.) A car on low
wheels,
in which coal is drawn in the mine and
hoisted
out of the pit..
Hal''yard
::
Hal'yard
(v. t.) A rope or
tackle
for
hoisting
or
lowering
yards,
sails,
flags,
etc..
Hoist
::
Hoist (p. p.)
Hoisted.
Trysail
::
Trysail
(n.) A
fore-and-aft
sail, bent to a gaff, and
hoisted
on a lower mast or on a small mast,
called
the
trysail
mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used
chiefly
as a storm sail.
Called
also
spencer..
Top-tackle
::
Top-tackle
(n.) A
tackle
used in
hoisting
and
lowering
the
topmast.
Log
::
Log (n.) A
weight
or block near the free end of a
hoisting
rope to
prevent
it from being drawn
through
the
sheave.
Parbuckle
::
Parbuckle
(n.) A kind of
purchase
for
hoisting
or
lowering
a
cylindrical
burden,
as a cask. The
middle
of a long rope is made fast
aloft,
and both parts are
looped
around
the
object,
which rests in the
loops,
and rolls in them as the ends are
hauled
up or payed out..
Guy
::
Guy (n.) A rope,
chain,
or rod
attached
to
anything
to
steady
it; as: a rope to
steady
or guide an
object
which is being
hoisted
or
lowered;
a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope
connecting
a
suspension
bridge
with the land on
either
side to
prevent
lateral
swaying;
a rod or rope
attached
to the top of a
structure,
as of a
derrick,
and
extending
obliquely
to the
ground,
where it is
fastened..
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..
Hudge
::
Hudge (n.) An iron
bucket
for
hoisting
coal or ore.
Catfall
::
Catfall
(n.) A rope used in
hoisting
the
anchor
to the
cathead.
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
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