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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shell containing one or more sheaves, the whole forming a pulley.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- noun a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
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