| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hoisting drum | Mining | 1: The large flanged spool in the draw-works on which the hoisting cable is wound. See draw-works. (references) | |
| 2: The flanged cylindrical part of a windlass around and on which the hoist rope or cable is wound. Also called spool. (references) | |||
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