top-block

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Top-block \Top"-block`\, n. (Naut.)
   A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used,
   hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and
   lowering the topmast. --Totten.
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