trochlĕa or troclĕa, ae, f. [contr. from τροχαλία],
a mechanical contrivance for raising weights , a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys , a block , Vitr. 10, 2; Cato R. R. 3, 5; Lucr. 4, 905.—Prov.: trochleis pituitam adducere, q. s. to draw up phlegm with a hoisting-tackle , i. e. to hawk violently , Quint. 11, 3, 56.