English Explanatory Dictionary

choke the luff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.

Word forms

choke the luff chokes the luff choking the luff choked the luff
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