- Small wedge-shaped block - Small wedgeshaped block - Sports shoe - Wedge - Wedgeshaped block - A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to
something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position,
etc. - A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around
which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and
yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast,
etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.