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Definition: FISH-BLOCK


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Fish-tackle": A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Fish-block" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Fish-tackle": A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "FISH-BLOCK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)