trispast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trispast
1700–10; < Latin trispastos having a triple pulley < Greek tríspastos, equivalent to tri- tri- + spas-, stem of spân to draw, pull + -tos verbid suffix
Example Sentences
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This kind of machinery, revolving with three sheaves, is called a trispast.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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