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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

polyspaston

, fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] drawn by several cords;

πολύσ

many + [GREEK] to draw: cf. F.

polyspaste

(Surg.)

A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.

Noun.

[Gr. many and to draw.] A machine consisting of many pulleys.