choke the luff

English

Verb

choke the luff (third-person singular simple present chokes the luff, present participle choking the luff, simple past and past participle choked the luff)

  1. (nautical) 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.
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