1. a rope sling used for raising or lowering a cylindrical object
Usage: nautical

1. to raise or lower something using a parbuckle
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The sailors used a parbuckle to hoist the barrel onto the ship.
• They carefully parbuckled the heavy cask down into the hold.
• The parbuckle made it easier to move the cylindrical cargo.
• Workers parbuckled the logs down the steep slope.
• The crew rigged a parbuckle to lift the water barrel.
• They had to parbuckle each cask individually onto the dock.