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parbuckle

[ pahr-buhk-uhl ]

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.


verb (used with object)

, par·buck·led, par·buck·ling.
  1. to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.

parbuckle

/ ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl /

noun

  1. a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parbuckle1

First recorded in 1620–30; earlier parbunkel, of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parbuckle1

C17 parbunkel: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Techniques used to “parbuckle” or pull the giant ship upright last September have set the standard in maritime salvage.

A light yarding or a land clearing donkey furnishes the power to parbuckle the logs into the water.

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

“We must pass straps round this, and parbuckle him up,” he observed.

There was a hearty assent, as Syd said to himself, “What does he mean by ‘parbuckle’?”

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