parbuckle

A rope sling for rolling cylindrical objects up or down an inclined plane.

A sling for raising or lowering an object vertically.

To raise or lower with such a sling.

A device for raising or lowering a heavy body, as a cask, gun, etc., along an inclined plane or vertical surface.

To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle.

To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle.

A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out.

A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.

A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out.

A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.