stern of a barge, which is drawn by horses; and sometimes abarge is moored at a certain distance from the sluice where it is■utendedto be used, having a mechanical purchase fixed in the same,and the machine moved backwards and forwards by means of leadingblocks and chains. But there are various… … Fig. 4. Plan of Spades.
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