Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A block with a tail. See
tail , 9.
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- noun nautical A
block with atail .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then, seeming to change his mind, he turned, and sung out to one of the men who had followed him aloft, to go down and pass out a coil of new, three-inch manilla, and a tailblock.
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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Then, seeming to change his mind, he turned, and sung out to one of the men who had followed him aloft, to go down and pass out a coil of new, three-inch manilla, and a tailblock.
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My F9 reacts in the same way, and much to my chagrin, decided to utter the ultimate protest by emitting an ugly popping sound and splitting along the top seam from the tailblock to the summit of the top under the bridge.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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I was just going to suggest a headblock to tailblock rod.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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I was just going to suggest a headblock to tailblock rod.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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