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A tool, consisting of a set of wheels around which a rope is led, meant to lift or move a load more lightly.

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There were swift actions, too: a Kanaka crawled out upon the bowsprit to make taut a slack stay, while two others with pulley-blocks swarmed aloft.
The Ragged Edge
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