| 单词 | catblock |
| 释义 | > as lemmascat-block cat-block n. Nautical a two- or three-fold block forming part of the cat-tackle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > system of) pulley(s) > for raising anchor viol-block1670 cat-block1769 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Block The Cat-block is employed to draw the anchor up to the cat-head. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxiii. 68 The cat-block being as much as a man could lift. cat-block The anchor is catted or raised to the cat-head by means of the cat-tackle or cat-purchase, which consists of the cat-block, cat-fall, and the sheaves in the cat-head; the cat-block is furnished with a strong hook, the cat-hook, which is hooked to the ring of the anchor by means of the cat-rope, or cat-back-rope; when raised, the anchor is fastened by its ring to the cat-head with the cat-head-stopper or cat-stopper. See also cat n.1 7 and Compounds 3.extracted from cat-headn.< as lemmas |
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