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fiddle block

fiddle block noun: 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.

fiddle block: a long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead of side by...
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Noun

fiddle block (plural fiddle blocks)

  1. 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.

Forms of fiddle block

pluralfiddle blocks

Questions about fiddle block

What does fiddle block mean?
Fiddle block means 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.
What part of speech is fiddle block?
Fiddle block is a noun.
What is the plural of fiddle block?
The plural of fiddle block is fiddle blocks.

Words near fiddle block in the dictionary

  1. fiddle about
  2. fiddle around
  3. fiddle away
  4. fiddle beetle
  5. fiddle beetles
  6. fiddle block
  7. fiddle blocks
  8. fiddle face
  9. fiddle faces
  10. fiddle the books
  11. fiddle while Rome burns

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