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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A single-rope sheave set in a housing provided with a latch link, which can be opened for admission of a rope or line without the necessity of threading the end of the rope through the block.  3, record 1, English, - snatch%20block

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

snatch block: term officialized by Canadian Pacific Ltd.  4, record 1, English, - snatch%20block

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] poulie garnie d’une estrope à charnière dont une partie s’ouvre pour permettre de passer un cordage directement sur le réa sans avoir à l'enfiler par le bout.  4, record 1, French, - galoche

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

poulie à chape ouvrante : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.  5, record 1, French, - galoche

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Midshipman's hitch is a half hitch made with the working end around the standing part, plus a round turn inside a half hitch just below the first one ... It holds well under strain, but can be released easily when desired.  2, record 2, English, - midshipman%27s%20hitch

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

This form of tie will not shake free when the strain on it is relaxed, hence its use for securing the end of a top sail sheet to the clew cring in the sail.  3, record 2, English, - midshipman%27s%20hitch

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ce nœud [...] convient pour frapper un cordage sur une griffe, c'est-à-dire sur un croc à bec recourbé. Passer le filin dans le croc puis, par-derrière celui-ci, le ramener ensuite sur le bec et l'engager à mordre sous le dormant.  2, record 2, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20de%20griffe

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Begin by taking the first strand lying nearest to the right. Pass it around the body or standing part of the rope and up under its own part, forming an overhand knot. Then take the center strand and repeat the same move. The last strand on the left is also tucked.  2, record 3, English, - Matthew%20Walker%20knot

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Among all the useful knots, the Matthew Walker knot is the neatest for the cowboy's rope, either as a rear terminal or as the end knot in a common hondaloop. It often is used by sailors and others for the same purposes as the wall-and-crown knot. It was named after its inventor, a sailor.  3, record 3, English, - Matthew%20Walker%20knot

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Entourer le cordage avec le premier toron et, avec celui-ci effectuer un demi-nœud; prendre le second toron et le passer sous le premier en le faisant sortir dans sa propre boucle pour obtenir également un demi-nœud. Faire de même avec les torons suivants; chaque bout sort alors vers le haut. Souquer le nœud en agissant sur chaque toron dans leur ordre respectif et faire ainsi le tour à plusieurs reprises.  2, record 3, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20de%20ride

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

through a block.  1, record 4, English, - reeve%20a%20rope

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

dans une poulie.  1, record 4, French, - capeler%20un%20cordage

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish