Definition
parbuckling
noun
- a method of hoisting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object (such as a barrel or log) using a rope looped around it
Usage: nautical; technical
verb
- to hoist or lower (a heavy cylindrical object) using the parbuckling method
Usage: nautical; technical
Examples
- The crew used parbuckling to move the large barrel onto the ship.
- They were parbuckling the log up the steep hillside.
- Parbuckling is an efficient technique for handling heavy cylindrical cargo.
- The sailors parbuckled the damaged mast back into position.
- Without parbuckling, moving such heavy objects would have required much more effort.