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Hairspring :: Hairspring (n.) The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.

Rejolt :: Rejolt (n.) A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.

Dead-stroke :: Dead-stroke (a.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged..

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged..

Recule :: Recule (v. i.) To recoil.

Recoilment :: Recoilment (n.) Recoil.

Stram :: Stram (v. t.) To spring or recoil with violence.

Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.

Recoilingly :: Recoilingly (adv.) In the manner of a recoil.

Reculement :: Reculement (n.) Recoil.

Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (n.) A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..

Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return..

Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..

Shocking :: Shocking (a.) Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting..

Irresilient :: Irresilient (a.) Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.

Resile :: Resile (v. i.) To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

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