cant purchase

cant purchase
noun
Etymology: cant (II)
: a powerful tackle used to cant a whale in the operation of flensing

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cant purchase,
a tackle having one of its blocks secured to the masthead of a whaler and the other to the hook in the blubber of a dead whale alongside. It is used for turning the whale over while it is being stripped or flensed.

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