Meaning Of The Word Parbuckle
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Parbuckle Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Parbuckle?
parbuckle in American English
a sling for a log, barrel, etc., made by passing a doubled rope around the object and pulling the rope ends through the loop to raise or lower by using a parbuckle noun: 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 transitive verb: to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle parbuckle in British English noun: a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk verb: to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling |
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