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END FOR END

\ˈɛnd fɔːɹ ˈɛnd], \ˈɛnd fɔːɹ ˈɛnd], \ˈɛ_n_d f_ɔː_ɹ ˈɛ_n_d]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) Reversing logs, spars, etc., e.g. if you shift a rope end for end in a tackle, the fall becomes the standing part, and vice versa ; also if a running rope runs out through a block, or a cable runs entirely out, it is end for end.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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