choking the luff

A form of choke the luff — To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of choke the luff
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