mm wrote:

Is there another word for a come-along? That word sounds like slang
or vernacular.


What a straight line!

Lim time.....

A bather whose clothing was strewed,
By breezes that left her quite nude.
Saw a man come along,
And, unless I am quite wrong,
You expected this line to be lewd.

and....

A blond airline stewardess, Faye,
Has achieved quite a record today.
She screwed without quittin'
From New York to Britain,
It's clear she has come a long way.

and...

Said Marie with a look of some pain,
"I've biked over quite rough terrain."
"Though I enjoyed every ounce,
Of each jiggle and bounce,
I won't come (along) this way again!"

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No less an authority than the ubiquitous Harbor Freight calls them this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30329

And also this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95541

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.