relieving tackle
Nautical (now chiefly historical )
noun
1Tackles used on either side of a ship to prevent it overturning when being careened.
2Purchases rigged on either side of a vessel's tiller to ease the strain, especially in heavy seas.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in William Sutherland (fl. 1711–1717).
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