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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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