parbuckle
[ pahr-buhk-uh l ]
/ ˈpɑrˌbʌk əl /
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.
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.
to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.
Origin of parbuckle
First recorded in 1620–30; earlier
parbunkel, of uncertain origin
Words nearby parbuckle
paraxon,
parazoan,
paraíba,
parañaque,
parboil,
parbuckle,
parca,
parcae,
parcel,
parcel gilding,
parcel out
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British Dictionary definitions for parbuckle
parbuckle
/ (ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl) /
noun
a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk
verb
(tr)
to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling
Word Origin for parbuckle
C17
parbunkel: of uncertain origin