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****tock shrouds are rope, wire or
chain links in the
rigging of a
traditional square rigged ship. They run from the
outer edges of a top
downwards and...
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****tocks End is a 1970
British comedy short film
directed by Bob
Kellett and
starring Ronnie Barker,
Michael Hordern,
Roger Livesey and
Julian Orchard...
- crosstrees) and
their loads are
carried into the mast
slightly further down by
****tock shrouds.
Contrast with
forestay and backstay.
Chainplate The Free Dictionary...
- few
timbers onto the
crosstrees produces a
useful platform, the top. The
****tock shrouds carry the load of the
upper shrouds into the mast below. At the...
- a few
sporadic releases by Blue Mink, Geordie, Dave Edmunds, and
Grunt ****tock (a one-off
project featuring Roy Wood,
Steve Marriott,
Peter Frampton and...
- The
bottom ****tocks next to the keel were made from
natural L-shaped crooks. The
upper ****tocks were
usually not
attached to the
lower ****tocks to allow...
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feature of this is the "floating
****tock"
which is only
attached to
planking and not to the
floors or
other ****tocks. An
alternative theory for the Vistula...
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crosses the keel and
joins the
frame to the keel), the
first ****tock, the
second ****tock, the top timber, and the rail stanchion. In
steel shipbuilding...
- 1969,
Barker was able to write,
produce and star as Sir
Giles ****tock in the film
****tock's End
which featured little dialogue and only "grumble[s] and...
- the mast.
Although on many
ships the only way
round was the
overhanging ****tock shrouds, modern-day tall
ships often provide an
easier vertical ladder...
