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parbuckle

noun

  1. a sling for a log, barrel, etc., made by passing a doubled rope around the object and pulling the rope ends through the loop
  2. a device for raising or lowering a cylindrical object, consisting of a doubled rope, the middle of which is secured at a given height and the ends passed around the object so that it will move up and down as the ends are hauled in or payed out

transitive verb parbuckled, parbuckling

to raise or lower by using a parbuckle

See parbuckle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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