"reef-tackle" meaning in English

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          "text": "topsail yards down upon the caps, and sails flapping and beating against the masts; and starboard watch hauling out the reef-tackles of the main topsail.",
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        "The ropes that are tightened to reef a sail or loosened to fully extend it."
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        "(nautical) The ropes that are tightened to reef a sail or loosened to fully extend it."
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        "(nautical) The ropes that are tightened to reef a sail or loosened to fully extend it."
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