SPANISH BURTON Definition & Meaning

Spanish burton

noun

Nautical.

any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.

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Origin of Spanish burton¹

First recorded in 1820–30

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A Single Spanish Burton.—Two single blocks and a hook.

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A Double Spanish Burton.—There are two forms of this purchase—Fig.

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He quarrelled with the cook, and threatened to flog him for throwing wood on deck, and had a dispute with the mate about reeving a Spanish burton; the mate saying that he was right, and had been taught how to do it by a man who was a sailor!

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He quarrelled with the cook, and threatened to flog him for throwing wood on deck; and had a dispute with the mate about reeving a Spanish burton; the mate saying that he was right, and had been taught how to do it by a man who was a sailor!

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