hand-fall

Updated: May 6, 2025

By this time Dawson had got his big lifter in position, with its huge steel arm overreaching the fallen engine, and was giving his orders quietly, but with clean-cut precision. "Man that hand-fall and take slack! Pay off, Darby," to the hoister engineer. "That's right; more slack!" The great tackling-hook, as big around as a man's thigh, settled accurately over the 195.

Francis Lynde - The Taming of Red Butte Western