block and tackle
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views updated May 23 2018block and tack·le •
n. a mechanism consisting of ropes and one or more pulley-blocks, used for lifting or pulling heavy objects.![]()
block and tackle
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tackle block
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views updated Jun 11 2018tack·le block •
n. a pulley over which a rope runs.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
