parbuckle
əl noun
1.
a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
2.
a kind of double sling made with a rope, as around a cask to be raised or lowered.
verb (used with object)
3.
to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.
Origin:
1620–30; earlier parbunkel, of uncertain origin
1620–30; earlier parbunkel, of uncertain origin
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parbuckle (ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling |
| [C17 parbunkel: of uncertain origin] | |
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