Used to hoist in live bullocks.
A rope fitted to encircle any large article, and suspend it while hoisting and lowering. Also, leath...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun An ox, steer, or stag. II. Bullock ·vt To <<Bully>>. III. Bullock ·noun A young bull, or any...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
1) The translation of a word which is a generic name for horned cattle (Isa. 65:25). It is also rend...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
To hector, bounce, or bully. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a heifer. Berks. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
see Bull ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Chains attached to the sling-hoop and mast-head, by which a lower yard is hung. Used for boat or any...
Long rope grommets used for hoisting in and mounting them. ...
Are supports attached to a yard or other spar at one or both sides of (but not in) its centre. ...
See bull-puncher ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Blocks secured under the top-mast trestle-trees, which receive the top-sail ties through them, in or...