speck falls

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speck falls - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Speck \Speck\, n. [Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G.
     speck.]
     The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat
     of the hippopotamus.
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     Speck falls (Naut.), falls or ropes rove through blocks for
        hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling
        vessel.
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