# polyspast

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A machine consisting of many pulleys
2. A machine of many pulleys, formerly used to reduce dislocation
3. A windlass with many pulleys and truckles

## Etymology
From Latin polyspaston (“hoisting-tackle with many pulleys”), from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (polúspaston, “compound pulley”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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