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Trispast — Tri spast, Trispaston Tri*spas ton, n. [NL. trispaston, fr. Gr. ? drawn threefold; ? (see {Tri }) + ? to draw.] (Mech.) A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trispast — (v. gr.), Hebemaschine mit drei Rollen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Trispást — (grch.), dreifacher Flaschenzug … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Trispast — Trispast, griech. deutsch, dreifacher Flaschenzug … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
trispast — /truy spast/, n. an ancient hoist or hauling device having three blocks. [1700 10; < L trispastos having a triple pulley < Gk tríspastos, equiv. to tri TRI + spas , s. of spân to draw, pull + tos verbid suffix] … Useful english dictionary
Trispaston — Trispast Tri spast, Trispaston Tri*spas ton, n. [NL. trispaston, fr. Gr. ? drawn threefold; ? (see {Tri }) + ? to draw.] (Mech.) A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
