{"def":{"short":"a circuit (i.e., district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch","long":["whirl of spindle, stick, district",["whirl of spindle, stick","district, circuit"]]},"deriv":"from an unused root meaning to be round","pronun":{"ipa":"pɛˈlɛk","ipa_mod":"pɛˈlɛχ","sbl":"pelek","dic":"peh-LEK","dic_mod":"peh-LEK"}}