скрипе́ц — meaning in English

English meaning

• gin noun A clear spirit flavoured mainly with juniper berries, used both on its own and in cocktails.
• pulley noun A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim over which a rope or chain runs, used to lift or move loads.

Senses

скрипе́ц is used for these senses in English:

• pulley (engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

gin — full definition

1. noun A clear spirit flavoured mainly with juniper berries, used both on its own and in cocktails.
2. noun A machine that separates cotton fibre from its seeds.
3. noun A trap or snare, especially one used to catch small game.

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