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adj
Obstructed from proceeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From nautical terminology for a ship's rigging or crane rigging in which two blocks are locked together, stopping the line.
