What is to pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle called?
sling — (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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