a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk
verb
2. (transitive)
to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling
Word origin
C17 parbunkel: of uncertain origin
parbuckle in American English
(ˈpɑrˌbʌkəl)
noun
1.
a sling for a log, barrel, etc., made by passing a doubled rope around the object and pulling the rope ends through the loop
2.
a device for raising or lowering a cylindrical object, consisting of a doubled rope,the middle of which is secured at a given height and the ends passed around the object so that it will move up and down as the ends are hauled in or payed out
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈparˌbuckled or ˈparˌbuckling