bocurgat — meaning in English

English meaning

• jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
• windlass noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

Senses

bocurgat is used for these senses in English:

• jack A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
• windlass An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

jack — full definition

1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
4. noun Informal: money.
5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

windlass — full definition

1. noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
2. noun A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
3. noun An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

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