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"A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved."
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"(nautical) A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved."
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"(nautical) A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved."
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