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Snatch-block
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Description: "A block used in ships, having an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope, chiefly used for heavy purchases, where a warp or hawser is brought to the capstan." — Williams, 1889
Source: H. L. Williams The World's Cyclopedia (New York: World Manufacturing Co, 1889)395
Keywords: snatch, block, ship, pulley, boat, nautical, bight, rope, warp, hawser, capstan
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