noun:a wheel or set of wheels that is used with a rope, chain, etc., to lift or lower heavy objects
noun:a sheave or small wheel with a grooved rim and with or without the block in which it runs used singly with a rope or chain to change the direction and point of application of a 'pulling' force and in various combinations to increase the applied force especially for lifting weights
Movie quotes
(..) in the late s, and one night, when she was feeling particularly randy, she used an intricate system of pulleys to have intimate relations with a horse. I'm... I'm sorry. What does this have to do with me? (..)
