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Noun: parbuckle  'paa(r),bú-kul
  1. A method for hoisting or lowering cylindrical objects using a rope looped around the object
    "They used a parbuckle to roll the heavy barrel onto the ship"
Verb: parbuckle  'paa(r),bú-kul
  1. To hoist or lower (a cylindrical object) using a rope looped around it
    "They parbuckled the heavy barrel up the ramp"

Derived forms: parbuckled, parbuckles, parbuckling