Definition of "watch-tackle" [watch-tackle]

• Nant., a small tackle consisting of a double and single block with a fall. Also called handy-billy. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I remembered the watch-tackle — a small double and single block affair — — and fetched it."
• "Making the watch-tackle fast, I hove on the windlass and brought in the mast, inch by inch, till its top tilted down to the deck and finally its whole length lay on the deck."
• "Again instructing Maud to slack away at the windlass when I gave the word, I proceeded to heave on the watch-tackle."