parbuckle

[ pahr-buhk-uhl ]

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),par·buck·led, par·buck·ling.
  1. to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.

Origin of parbuckle

1
First recorded in 1620–30; earlier parbunkel, of uncertain origin

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British Dictionary definitions for parbuckle

parbuckle

/ (ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl) /


noun
  1. a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk

verb
  1. (tr) to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling

Origin of parbuckle

1
C17 parbunkel: of uncertain origin

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