polyspast

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polyspast

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From Latin polyspaston (“hoisting-tackle with many pulleys”), from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (polúspaston, “compound pulley”).

noun polyspasts

A machine consisting of many pulleys The Bishop of Chrysopolis, his Majesty's former tutor, consecrated the foundation-stone, which was suspended from two elegant polyspasts; the Emperor himself laid it.
Similar: block and tackle, muffle, hoisting-tackle
A machine of many pulleys, formerly used to reduce dislocation
A windlass with many pulleys and truckles

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@misc{polyspast_2026,
  title = {polyspast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polyspast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}