Span

  • 131span blocks — noun Etymology: span (VI) : two blocks each at one end of a span of rope at a masthead for studding sail halyards …

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  • 132span dog — noun Etymology: span (VI) 1. span dogs plural : a pair of grappling dogs for hoisting logs and timber 2. : an iron dog for holding a wooden stave to shape after bending while it cools …

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