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cat block

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cat block

[′kat ‚bläk]
(naval architecture)
A heavy block with a hook, used in hoisting a ship's anchor up to the cathead.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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