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poleige (s.xiiex)
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The form pulley is a cross reference to the following entry:

poleige (s.xiiex)

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palley;  poleye;  pulie,  pulley  
  FEW:  polidion 9,125b Gdf:  poulie 6,348c GdfC:  poulie 10,390b TL: polie 7,1374 DEAF:  polie  DMF:  poulie  TLF:  poulie  OED:  pulley n.1  MED:  puli n.  DMLBS:  poliva 2333b

Although the word is probably Latin/Greek in origin, English may well have developed an association with the verb to pull, which is Germanic in origin (cf. OED etymology of pulley). Whilst this may also have influenced the Anglo-Norman word, its origin remains romance.

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implementpulley, winch, mechanical device consisting of a wheel or axle with a cable or rope passing round it, used for raising or lowering weights: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  troclea dicitur 'pulie' romanice, per quam facilius corda labitur  Gloss Sidon 145.115
( 1294-95 )  Ad extrahendum le palley et le fraunt topp  TNA E101/5/8
♦ship.implementpulley for hoisting or hauling ropes: 
( 1347-59 )  En quatre trossepoleiges, quatre poleiges pur stetyngez et quatre ysepoleigez deliverez al cogg Johan [...]  Sandahl Sea iii 147
( 1419-22 ) .j. copull de pendantz pro les pollances, .ij. haliers, .iiij. pulleys, .ij. knyghtes cum .iiij. shivers  Sandahl Sea i 72

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See also:

polir2  polankre  poletwyn  polive  polivestokke  pollance  pulein1  ysepoleige 
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