A small auxiliary drum usually fitted on one or both ends of a winch or windlass. The usual method of hauling in or slacking off on ropes with the aid of a gypsy is to take one or more turns with the bight of the rope around the drum and to take in or pay out the slack of the free end.
Umgqomo omncinane oncedisayo efakwa icala elinye okanye amacala womabini kwisiphatho sokujija ivili. Indlela edla ngokusetyenziswa xa kuntsalwayo ukungaqini kwentambo ngoncedo lobudyenge-dyenge ingajikela kanye nangaphezulu kwesinye ngokugoba kwentambo iphethela emgqomeni nokuyifaka ngaphakathi.