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luff tackle
noun
- a tackle having a double block and a single block, giving a mechanical advantage of three or four, neglecting friction, depending on which is the standing and which is the running block.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of luff tackle1
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Example Sentences
In a few minutes, I had a string of the savages hold of the mast-rope, forward, a luff-tackle being applied.
One luff-tackle applied to the fall of another, to afford an increase of purchase.
A luff-tackle upon the fall of another luff-tackle is called luff-upon-luff.
A luff-tackle purchase, with a hook in the end of the single block, and a tail to the upper end of the double block.
Use either a gun tackle or luff tackle—the latter is preferable—and be sure to give it plenty of drift.
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