- double Spanish burton
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a tackle having one standing block and two running blocks, giving a mechanical advantage of five, neglecting friction. See diag. under tackle.
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double Spanish burton — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double spanish burton — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a tackle having one double block and two single blocks * * * a tackle having one standing block and two running blocks, giving a mechanical advantage of five, neglecting friction. See diag. under tackle … Useful english dictionary
Spanish burton — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spanish burton — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a tackle with two single blocks see double spanish burton, single spanish burton; burton illustration * * * Naut. any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall. Cf. single Spanish burton,… … Useful english dictionary
Spanish burton — Naut. any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall. Cf. single Spanish burton, double Spanish burton. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
Spanish — Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanish bayonet — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Spanish black — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanish broom — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
