parbuckle

American  

[pahr-buhk-uhl] / ˈpɑrˌbʌk əl /

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.

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verb (used with object)

parbuckled, parbuckling

1. to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.

parbuckle British  

/ ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl /

noun

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

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of parbuckle

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

Example Sentences

Mr. Parbuckle, he ordered me to pacify 'em, an' I was a-doin' the best I could.

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

"The cap'n he chose fer Mr. Parbuckle, … an' a mad young officer he was, too!"

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

"The cap'n he chose fer Mr. Parbuckle, … an' a mad young officer he was, too!"

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

Parbuckle me, if you ain't the loveliest gal I've ever set eyes on.

From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir