Lexicographical Neighbors of Parbuckles
Literary usage of Parbuckles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fifty Years in the Royal Navy by Percy Scott (1919)
"The parbuckles were four in number, three of them capable of giving a pull of 100
... The parbuckles were wire runners and tackles, with manilla fivefold ..."
2. The Commission of H.M.S. "Terrible," 1898-1902 by George Crowe (1903)
"The parbuckles were four in number, three of them capable of giving a pull of 100
... The parbuckles were wire runners and tackles, with Manilla fivefold ..."
3. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce, United States Naval Academy (1898)
"Instead of using parbuckles, the sheer legs may be got on board by means of a
pair of small sheers, raked over the taffrail. ..."
4. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1884)
"Instead of using parbuckles, the sheer legs may be got on board by means ot a
pair of small sheers, raked over the taffrail. When ready, clap on the luff, ..."
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