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snatch block
noun
- a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
snatch block
noun
- nautical a block that can be opened so that a rope can be inserted from the side, without threading it through from the end
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Example Sentences
Maybe you noticed the boys used the snatch block two or three times this afternoon?
A snatch-block is a single block having a notch in one cheek to receive the bight of a fall.
It was Danny Fayle's duty to lead the warp through a snatch-block fixed to the mast-hole on to the capstan.
It is called a snatch-block and often employed for drawing water from wells, or for hoisting light weights.
Davy, the boy, led the warp through a snatch-block fixed to the mast-hole on to the capstan.
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