Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heavy ships, a block on the topsail-yard through which the tye is rove, the standing part being made fast to the masthead.
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The very next afternoon, a tremendous thunderstorm broke over us, and a nasty blue, zigzagging streak of lightning struck our mizzen-royal mast, splintering the spar and sending the tye-block down on the poop, nearly killing the second-mate.
The Island Treasure 1887
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