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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOP-TACKLE

n.A large tackle hooked to the lower end of the top-mast top-rope and to the deck.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOP-TACKLE

TOP-TACKLE Top "-tac `kle, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast.