luff tackle — luff′ tack le n. naut. navig. a tackle having a double block and a single block • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
luff tackle — noun Etymology: luff (I) : a tackle that has a single and a double block with the standing part of the fall fixed to the single block thus multiplying the power three or four times according as the single or the double block is movable see tackle … Useful english dictionary
luff tackle — Naut. a tackle having a double block and a single block, giving a mechanical advantage of three or four, neglecting friction, depending on which is the standing and which is the running block. See diag. under tackle. [1690 1700] * * * … Universalium
luff tackle — /ˈlʌf tækəl/ (say luf takuhl) noun Nautical a purchase or tackle with a double block at the top and a single one at the bottom …
Luff upon luff — Luff Luff (l[u^]f), n. [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of paddle; cf. D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh. akin to E. glove. Cf. {Aloof}.] (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship toward… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Luff — (l[u^]f), n. [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of paddle; cf. D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh. akin to E. glove. Cf. {Aloof}.] (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship toward the wind.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
luff upon luff — a luff tackle on the fall of another … Useful english dictionary
luff on luff — Naut. a tackle composed of one luff attached to the fall of another. Also called luff upon luff. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
luff on luff — Naut. a tackle composed of one luff attached to the fall of another. Also called luff upon luff. [1830 40] … Useful english dictionary
tackle — Synonyms and related words: accept, accouterments, amateur athlete, apparatus, appliances, appointments, approach, appurtenances, archer, armament, assume, athlete, attack, attempt, attend to, back band, backstrap, bag and baggage, baggage,… … Moby Thesaurus
