PULLEY

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain.

2.
n.

To raise or lift by means of a pulley. [R.] Howell.


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