cepo
cepo
∗cepo
masculine noun
1trap (para cazar)
2wheel clamp (para vehículos)
3clamp (para sujetar)
4stocks (para presos)
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cepo [thay’-po]
noun
1Block on which an anvil is put. (m)
2Stocks, for punishment; on board of ships they are called bilboes. (m)
3Reel on which silk is wound. (m)
4Trap for wolves or other animals. (m)
5Charity, box in churches and public places. (m)
6 (m)
verb
7CEFO.
8The stocks with which a gun is made fast in the carriage.
9Clamp, joining-press; horse (herreros).
- Cepo del ancla -> (Naut.) anchor-stock
- Cepo de molinete -> (Naut.) Knight head of the windlass
- Cepos -> notched cleats or timbers fixed across other timbers to strengthen or secure them where they are pierced; anchor-stocks
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