twofold purchase

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noun Machinery, Mechanics.

a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.

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How to use twofold purchase in a sentence

They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When my husband and I asked to see the report, we were told we could purchase the report for $30,000 from the defense.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which is why in 1961, the distillery finally decided to purchase the estate and its adjoining home.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whereas other brands purchase their barrels from big producers more or less off the rack, The Macallan starts in the forest.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Customers can purchase cold beer at full price or warm bottles of beer at retail prices to take home.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People have not only ceased to purchase those old-fashioned things called books, but even to read them!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
From affluence he came to want, and in his old age a fund was raised sufficient to purchase him an annuity of £600 a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
If this is not done, some person who afterward wished to purchase the land might object because the recorded title was defective.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
So the courts abandoned the rule founded on the part payment of the purchase price.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Nor can he sell the property to himself, nor authorize any other person to bid and purchase for him either directly or indirectly.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles