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===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*pleh₁-}}
From {{bor|en|la|polyspaston|t=hoisting-tackle with many pulleys}}, from {{der|en|grc|πολύσπαστον|t=compound pulley}}.
===Noun===
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# A [[machine]] [[consist]]ing of many pulleys
#: {{syn|en|block and tackle|muffle|[[hoist]]ing-[[tackle]]}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1849
# {{lb|en|surgical}} A machine of many [[pulley]]s, [[formerly]] used to reduce [[dislocation]]
# {{lb|en|mechanics}} A [[windlass]] with many [[pulley|pulleys]] and [[truckle]]s
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====References====
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* {{anagrams|en|a=aloppssty|playspots}}
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