Pentaspast definitions

Pentaspast

• (n.) A purchase with five pulleys.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pentaspast/

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Pentaspast

Pen'ta·spast noun [ Latin pentaspaston , Greek ... (see Penta- ) + ... to pull: confer French pentaspaste .] A purchase with five pulleys. [ R.]
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/49

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