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▪ I. † ˈhalf-block, n. Obs. Naut. A block of which one side is formed by a cheek-piece fastened to an object that forms the other side; = cheek-block.
1794Rigging & Seamanship I. 155 Cheek-blocks, or half-blocks, are made of elm plank. ▪ II. ˈhalf-block, v. = block v. 8.
1884B'ham Daily Post 23 Feb. 3/4 Hatters.—Wanted, an Assistant..able to half-block. |