HyperDic: bullock_block

English > 1 sense of the expression bullock block:
NOUNartifactbullock block, bollocka pulley-block at the head of a topmast
English > bullock block: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA pulley-block at the head of a topmast.
Synonymbollock
Broaderpulley, pulley-block, pulley block, blockA simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

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