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Nautical. A round laterally flattened wooden block, pierced with three holes through which a lanyard is reeved, used for extending the shrouds. Also…
Nautical. A triangular wooden block pierced with a single large hole through which a lanyard is reeved, used for extending the stays. Cf. dead-eye, n.…