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BULLOCK BLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bullock block mean?
• BULLOCK BLOCK (noun)
The noun BULLOCK BLOCK has 1 sense:
1. a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
Familiarity information: BULLOCK BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pulley-block at the head of a topmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bollock; bullock block
Hypernyms ("bullock block" is a kind of...):
block; pulley; pulley-block; pulley block (a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope)
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