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Definition of hoist
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Hoist (n.) The act of
hoisting;
a lift.
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Parrel
::
Parrel
(n.) The rope or
collar
by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be
hoisted
or
lowered
at
pleasure.
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
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..
Cage
::
Cage (n.) The drum on which the rope is wound in a
hoisting
whim.
Sway
::
Sway (v. i.) To
hoist;
as, to sway up the
yards..
Chockablock
::
Chockablock
(a.)
Hoisted
as high as the
tackle
will
admit;
brought
close
together,
as the two
blocks
of a
tackle
in
hoisting..
Hoist
::
Hoist (v. t.) To
raise;
to lift; to
elevate;
esp., to raise or lift to a
desired
elevation,
by means of
tackle,
as a sail, a flag, a heavy
package
or
weight..
Overwind
::
Overwind
(v. t.) To wind too
tightly,
as a
spring,
or too far, as a
hoisting
rope on a
drum..
Top-tackle
::
Top-tackle
(n.) A
tackle
used in
hoisting
and
lowering
the
topmast.
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) To hoist or
purchase
by means of a whip.
Hoistaway
::
Hoistaway
(n.) A
mechanical
lift. See
Elevator.
Flagstaff
::
Flagstaff
(n.) A staff on which a flag is
hoisted.
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..
Catfall
::
Catfall
(n.) A rope used in
hoisting
the
anchor
to the
cathead.
Gripe
::
Gripe (n.) An
assemblage
of
ropes,
dead-eyes,
and
hocks,
fastened
to
ringbolts
in the deck, to
secure
the boats when
hoisted;
also, broad bands
passed
around
a boat to
secure
it at the
davits
and
prevent
swinging..
Heave
::
Heave (v. t.) To cause to move
upward
or
onward
by a
lifting
effort;
to lift; to
raise;
to
hoist;
-- often with up; as, the wave
heaved
the boat on
land..
Hatch
::
Hatch (n.) An
opening
in the deck of a
vessel
or floor of a
warehouse
which
serves
as a
passageway
or
hoistway;
a
hatchway;
also; a cover or door, or one of the
covers
used in
closing
such an
opening..
Hoisting
::
Hoisting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hois.
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
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..
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