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TABLING to TAIL
TAIL-BLOCK to TENDING
TAIL-BLOCK
TAKING-IN
TALLYING
TAR
TAR-PAWLING
TARTAN
TAUGHT
TAUNT
TENDER
TENDING
TENON to TIDE
TIER to TOGGEL
TOMPION to TOPPING
TOPPING-LIFT to TRACT-SCOUT
TRACTING to TREE-NAILS
TRESTLE-TREES to TRIP
TRIPPING to TRYING
TUCK to TYE
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TAIL-BLOCK
TAIL-BLOCK, a small single block, having a short piece of rope attached to it, by which it may be fastened to any object at pleafure; either for convenience, or to increase the force applied to the said object, as explained in the first part of the article tackle.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 290, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1337.html