parbuckle

noun

1. a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
2. a kind of double sling made with a rope, as around a cask to be raised or lowered.

verb (used with object), par·buck·led, par·buck·ling.

3. to raise, lower, or move with a parbuckle.

noun

1. a rope sling for lifting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object, such as a cask or tree trunk

verb

2. (tr) to raise or lower (an object) with such a sling