Top-block
Top´-block`
| n. | 1. | (Naut.) 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. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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