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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A contrivance for slinging a cask by the ends of its staves, formed by reeving a piece of rope through two flat hooks and fastening the ends, the tackle being hooked in the middle of the bight.
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whaling terms
Terms defined in the glossary of Clifford W. Ashley's "Yankee Whaler".
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