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Meaning of POLYSPAST

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol"y*spast\, n. [L. polyspaston, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
drawn by several cords; poly`s many + ? to draw: cf. F.
polyspaste.] (Surg.)
A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an
apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.
 
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