PARBUCKLES
(noun, verb)Definitions
There are 3 meanings of the word
Parbuckles.
Parbuckles - as a noun
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.
Parbuckles - as a verb
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle
Example Sentences
"The sailors used parbuckles to hoist the cargo onto the ship."
"He struggled to untangle the parbuckles from the ropes."
"The old barn was supported by parbuckles."
"They used parbuckles to lift the heavy equipment."
"The workers secured the load with parbuckles."
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Is PARBUCKLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, parbuckles is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
PARBUCKLES has a SCRABBLE points total of 20.
Is PARBUCKLES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, parbuckles is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordPARBUCKLES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 25.
Is PARBUCKLES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, parbuckles is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordPARBUCKLES has a WORDFEUD points total of 24.
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