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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rope rove through a purchase-block.
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An iron thimble, large enough to hook the double-block of a side or train tackle, is spliced into the end of each purchase-fall.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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