top-blocks

A form of top-block — A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the topmast.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of top-block
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APA

top-blocks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-blocks

MLA

“top-blocks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-blocks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-blocks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-blocks.

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