Pursing Block

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A block used in hauling in the pursing line or bridle of a purseseine. Two of these attached o the purse-davit by hooks.

Keywords

crank, lifter

Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: An encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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