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block and tackle
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block and tackle
(noun)
block and tackle
noun
block and tackle
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLOCK AND TACKLE
[
singular
]
:
a simple device that is used to help lift heavy objects and that consists of rope and boxes containing pulleys
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