parbuckle
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.
a kind of double sling made with a rope, as around a cask to be raised or lowered.
to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.
Origin of parbuckle
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How to use parbuckle in a sentence
But once the parbuckling process begins, there is no turning back, Sloane says.
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British Dictionary definitions for parbuckle
/ (ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl) /
a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk
(tr) to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling
Origin of parbuckle
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