parbuckle
/pahr-buhk-uhl/US // ˈpɑrˌbʌk əl //UK // (ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl) //
伞状物,准绳,鹦鹉螺,袖珍型
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : 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.
- : a kind of double sling made with a rope, as around a cask to be raised or lowered.
v.有主动词 verb
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par·buck·led, par·buck·ling.
- : to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.
Examples
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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