Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A simple form of tackle-block with a single wheel, over which a rope runs.
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Examples
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No, he just stopped short -- no wonder; he must have felt the wind of that iron gin-block on his face -- looked down at it, there, lying close to his foot -- and went on again.
Chance A Tale in Two Parts Joseph Conrad 1890
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"The gin-block missed his head by an inch," went on the mate impressively.
Chance A Tale in Two Parts Joseph Conrad 1890
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No, he just stopped short -- no wonder; he must have felt the wind of that iron gin-block on his face -- looked down at it, there, lying close to his foot -- and went on again.
Chance Joseph Conrad 1890
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"The gin-block missed his head by an inch," went on the mate impressively.
Chance Joseph Conrad 1890
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