Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A block which is suspended from the extremity of a yard-arm, and through which studdingsail-halyards are led.
Examples
“Look ye," returned the other, "if you don't make away with yourself, you skulking spy from the mizzen, we'll drop you to deck like a jewel-block.”
“I suppose Nelson will order him to our fore-yard-arm as a jewel-block.”
“There it hung, like a jewel-block, and every sign of life was soon taken away.”
“I was up on the fore-topgallant yard, sir, a bit ago, just to look to the strap of the jewel-block, which wants some sarvice on it, and”
Lists
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Rognons of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for terms and phrases that don't fit into any of my other lists.
priorship, exigeant, refectory, reestablish, capper, reesed, quar, reprune, orificial, reaming-iron, terminist, terminism and 3097 more...
Tweets
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reesetee Do they come with fufluns? Nov 25, 2010
ruzuzu I like the "studdingsail-halyards." Nov 23, 2010