† scaletn.
Obsolete.
(See quot. 1876.)
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1640 H. Hexham Princ. Art Milit. iii. 6 Because it may sometimes happen, that..you may be driven to dismount and remount your peece.., you must carry along with you a Fearne, a winch, or a Scalet.
1876 G. E. Voyle Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Scalet, an ancient name given to a lifting-jack. It was chiefly used in extricating wheels from deep ruts and soft ground.
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