Trispaston

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trispast \Tri"spast\, Trispaston \Tri*spas"ton\, n. [NL.
     trispaston, fr. Gr. ? drawn threefold; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? to
     draw.] (Mech.)
     A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising
     great weights. --Brande & C.
     [1913 Webster]