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Top-Block

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, - used in swaying and lowering the topmast.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Top-Block'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/top-block.html. 1828.