transitive. To fit (a block, tackle) with a rope by reeving; to attach in this way, to tie. Also in extended use. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > work tackle > specific operations on or with tackle (5) reeve1639 transitive. To fit (a block, tackle) with a rope by reeving; to attach in this way, to tie. Also in extended use. Now rare. snatch1769 Nautical. To place (a line) in a snatch-block. underrun1769 Nautical. (See quot. 1769.) whip1769 Nautical, etc. transitive. To hoist or lower with a whip (whip, n. 15). stropc1860 Nautical. To furnish (a block) with a strop. Cf. strap, v.1 1. |
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