单词 | luff upon luff |
释义 | > as lemmasluff upon luff 6. = luff-tackle n. at Compounds. luff upon luff, a luff-tackle attached to the fall of another, to increase the purchase. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > consisting of single double block luff-tackle1698 luff1840 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 99 Two more luff tackles [were] hooked on, with dogs,..and thus by luff upon luff, the power was multiplied. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 8 A long luff for a fore and aft tackle should be used for steadying the boat. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 58 The double block of the luff is hooked to the lanyard. < as lemmas |
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