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pulley -


Traditional English :: pulley
pulley - n. & v.
--n.
    (pl. -eys)
    1 a grooved wheel or set of wheels for a cord etc. to pass over, set in a block and used for changing the direction of a force.
    2 a wheel or drum fixed on a shaft and turned by a belt, used esp. to increase speed or power.
--v.
    tr. (-eys, -eyed)
    1 hoist or work with a pulley.
    2 provide with a pulley. [ME f. OF polie prob. ult. f. med. Gk polidion (unrecorded) pivot, dimin. of polos POLE(2)]
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