chainfall

English

Etymology

chain +‎ fall

Noun

chainfall (plural chainfalls)

1. A chain laid across a beam or similar, used as part of a hoist for lifting objects.
   • 2006, Duff Brenna, The Book of Mamie, page 195:

     I pinched a cowlift over Jewel's hipbones. Then we took a chainfall and hooked it to an overhead beam and then to the cowlift.

2. (metonymically) A hoist of the type that provides a hanging chain: a chainfall hoist.

   Get that chainfall over here. We're gonna flip this damn thing over. We'll be here all week if we don't get better access for this grinding op.