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WINDING-TACKLE
WINDING-TACKLE, a name usually given to a tackle formed of three fixed and two or three moveable sheaves. It is principally employed to hoist up any weighty materials into or out of a ship, in the exercises of lading and delivering. See TACKLE.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 324, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1513.html