chain tackle
1chain|hoist — «CHAYN HOYST», noun, a block and tackle which uses chain instead of rope …
2chain hoist — noun also chain fall : a tackle employing an endless chain instead of a rope and operated especially in workshops from an overhead track for hoisting heavy weights called also chain block …
3chain hoist — A lifting device which uses a chain and block and tackle to lift large objects like engines …
4Watch tackle — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… …
5block and tackle — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …
6fall and tackle — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …
7Crotch chain — (Logging) A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled, skidway, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
8Watch chain — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… …
9Indian Lake Chain, Ontario — The Indian Lake Chain is a series of lakes located northwest of Vermilion Bay, Ontario at approximately 49 degrees 55 minutes north and 93 degrees 35 minutes west. [Feist Lake, Kenora District, Ontario 1:50,000 scale topographic map 2nd edition,… …
10Block and tackle — (n.) (underworld, obsolete) watch and chain …
