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单词 parbuckle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•buck•le  (pär′buk′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling. 
n. 
  1. Nautical, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Termsa 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. Nautical, Naval Termsa kind of double sling made with a rope, as around a cask to be raised or lowered.

v.t. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.
  • earlier parbunkel, of uncertain origin, originally 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
parbuckle /ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl/ n
  1. a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk
 vb
  1. (transitive) to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling
Etymology: 17th Century parbunkel: of uncertain origin
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