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Old French

polie

pulley, windlass

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A close three-quarter view of a single suspended pulley, with rope seated visibly in its grooved wheel and a small weight hanging from one rope end.
noun

pulley

PUUL-ee/ˈpʊli/

A grooved wheel that guides a rope or belt to lift loads or transmit force.

Etymology
pulleyOld Frenchpulley, windlass

Old French polie meant 'pulley' or 'windlass.' It probably traces back to Greek polos, 'pivot, axis,' an apt image for a wheel turning on a fixed support.

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