sheave

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In the eccentric what corresponds to the crank-pin is called the sheave or pulley.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan

He was at the mast as he spoke, and Thomasin heard the thin scream of the unoiled sheave as the topsail halliards ran through it.

From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)

A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Water, admitted to a horizontal cylinder, displaced a piston and rod to which a sheave was attached.

From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Vogel, Robert M.

The saddle clipped over the sheave, swung for an instant, then stood still.

From The Blue Goose by Nason, Frank Lewis