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• Pulley — This interesting and uncommon name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and may be either a locational or a topographical surname. As the former, it derives from either of the places called Pooley, in Warwickshire and Westmoreland (Pooley Bridge), or from a …   Surnames reference

• pulley — UK [ˈpʊlɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pulley : singular pulley plural pulleys a piece of equipment used for lifting something very heavy. It consists of one or more wheels, around which you pull a rope or chain that is fastened to the thing …   English dictionary

• pulley — pul|ley [ˈpuli] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poulie, probably from Greek polos; POLE1] a piece of equipment consisting of a wheel over which a rope or chain is pulled to lift heavy things …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pulley — pul|ley [ puli ] noun count a piece of equipment used for lifting something very heavy. It consists of one or more wheels, around which you pull a rope or chain that is fastened to the thing you want to lift …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pulley — noun (C) a piece of equipment consisting of a wheel over which a rope or chain is pulled to lift heavy things …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pulley — [ˈpʊli] noun [C] a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy things, consisting of a wheel with a rope around it …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Parting pulley — Parting Par ting (p[aum]rt [i^]ng), a. [From {Part}, v.] 1. Serving to part; dividing; separating. [1913 Webster] 2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. Give him that parting kiss. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Departing. Speed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pocket piece — noun 1. : a coin or token kept in the pocket as a charm or good luck piece the Scout Good Turn pocket piece Boy Scout Handbook 2. : a movable part in a window frame pulley stile that gives access to the enclosed weight and sash cord * * * (in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• pocket piece — (in a window frame) a removable part of a pulley stile permitting access to sash weights. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

• skei- — To cut, split. Extension of sek . Derivatives include science, nice, shit, schism, sheath, ski, and esquire. 1. a. shin1, from Old English scinu …   Universalium