gijn

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Dutch[edit]

A gijn (sense 1: a block with three cheeks).

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English gin, ultimately from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun[edit]

gijn n (plural gijns or gijnen)

  1. (nautical, archaic) A multiple-pulley block with three cheeks.
  2. (nautical, archaic) A heavy tackle consisting of one or two of these blocks.

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