cavalletto
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cavalletto
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Borrowed from Italian cavalletto.
noun cavallettos · cavalletti · cavaletto
- A specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway. To increase the unloading rate it is possible to use various cavallettos placed over different holds, although the ship-to-ship transfer is the peculiarilty of the cavalletto.
- A long pole placed horizontally at a height of 4 to 20 inches from the ground, used in training horses. The first introduction to a cavalletto comes at the end of a line of poles.
- The punishment of being placed in a pillory and whipped.
Talk about this word "cavalletto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cavalletto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cavalletto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cavalletto "cavalletto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cavalletto.Cite this
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