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block and tackle Definition


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block and tackle
noun
    1a. A device used for lifting heavy objects, consisting of a case or housing (the block) containing a pulley or system of pulleys and a rope or chain passed over it (the tackle);
    1b. A series of such ropes and blocks.


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