What is a rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes called?
prolonge — A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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