"fiddle block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fiddle blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fiddle block (plural fiddle blocks)
  1. (nautical) A long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead of side by side as in a common double block. Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: viol block
    Sense id: en-fiddle_block-en-noun-t-BJpLlO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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