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Pulleys is Black−American slang for suspenders
Equipment used for lifting, usually consisting of pulleys and lines. Sometimes pronounced "tayckle".
A pulley or set of pulleys.
Verb. To lift, or move, something bulky or heavy, often with a sudden movement. Also hoik. E.g."You cant hoick that piano up the stairs, you need some rope and pulleys." [Informal]
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A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.
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A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights.
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of Pulley
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A peculiar combination of pulleys.
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A purchase with five pulleys.
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A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
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Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
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Relating to a system for transmitting power to a distance by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter.
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A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or chain is wound.
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A machine in which four pulleys act together.
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A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
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A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.
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