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luff tackle

luff tackle noun: a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes.

Noun

luff tackle (plural luff tackles)

  1. A purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes.

Forms of luff tackle

pluralluff tackles

Questions about luff tackle

What does luff tackle mean?
Luff tackle means a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes.
What part of speech is luff tackle?
Luff tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of luff tackle?
The plural of luff tackle is luff tackles.

Words near luff tackle in the dictionary

  1. Lufbery circles
  2. LUFC
  3. Lufeng
  4. lufenuron
  5. luff
  6. luff tackle
  7. luff tackles
  8. luff up
  9. luffa
  10. luffariellolide
  11. luffas

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