The rope of a tackle which runs between the fall and the standing part. Generally confused with the fall. It is that part of the fall which is to be hauled on, or overhauled, to ease the purchase.
·noun Suggestion; hint; example. II. Leading ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Lead>>. III. Leading ·p.pr. & ·v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
(abbreviation) participle ...
·adv Partly; in a measure. II. Part ·noun Quarter; region; district; — usually in the plural. III...
·add. ·- ·same·as Advancing edge, above. ...
The several blocks used for guiding the direction of any purchase, as hook, snatch, or tail blocks. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Those objects which, kept in line or in transit, guide the pilot while working into port, as trees, ...
The yoke-lines for steering a boat. ...
Wind abeam or quartering; more particularly a free or fair wind, and is used in contradistinction to...
·noun ·Alt. of <<Forepart>>. ...
The locality towards the stern, from dead-flat; as, in the after-part of the fore-hold. ...
That which will exactly divide a number, leaving no remainder. ...
To break a rope. To part from an anchor is in consequence of the cable parting. ...
Unlike any other partnership, they may be imposed upon each other without mutual consent, whence ari...
That running through the sheaves, in opposition to the standing part. ...
The bay, or all before the fore-hatches. ...
Synonymous with the fall, or that part on which the man power is applied to produce the intended eff...
That part which is attached to a block, chain, or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a wei...
That part which is secured to a ring at the ship's bow, quarter, side, &c. ...
The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...
That part which, when afloat, is above the water. This was formerly expressed by the name dead-work....