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BLOCK AND TACKLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("block and tackle" is a kind of...):
hoist (lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects)
Meronyms (parts of "block and tackle"):
block; pulley; pulley-block; pulley block (a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope)
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