polyspast
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Pol"y*spast
noun
Etymology
L.
polyspaston
, fr. Gr. , fr. drawn by several cords; many + to draw: cf. F.
polyspaste
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Definitions
(Surg.)
A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.
Webster 1913
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