| 单词 | block and block |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblock and block P4. Originally and chiefly Nautical. block and block: so that the two blocks of a tackle (see sense 2) are drawn as close together as possible; = chock-a-block adv. Cf. two-blocks adv. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [adverb] > with the two blocks close together chock-a-block1824 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 19 When wee hale any Tackle or Haleyard to which two blocks doe belong, when they meet, we call that blocke and blocke. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Suppl. Block and block, the situation of a tackle when the two opposite blocks are drawn close together, so that the..power becomes destroyed. 1839 Sporting Rev. Apr. 272 The tackles were block and block, and no apparent power could elevate it [sc. a statue] one hair's breadth higher. 1919 Marine Rev. May 330/3 At this juncture, the tackles were block and block. 1945 E. H. Lederer Port Terminal Operation ii. 209 Block and block. The condition that exists when two blocks of a tackle come together; the tackle must then be overhauled before another pull. < as lemmas |
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