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Tachometer :: Tachometer (n.) An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial..

Lever :: Lever (n.) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it..

Limber :: Limber (n.) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

Lander :: Lander (n.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.

Limber :: Limber (n.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit..

Ridgeband :: Ridgeband (n.) The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also ridgerope, and ridger..

Heelpost :: Heelpost (n.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.

Lodge :: Lodge (n.) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; -- called also platt..

Winze :: Winze (n.) A small shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the purpose of ventilation..

Shafting :: Shafting (n.) Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion..

Bar :: Bar (n.) A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color..

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal..

Rocker :: Rocker (n.) Same as Rock shaft.

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis..

Eye :: Eye (n.) A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; as an eye through a crank; an eye at the end of rope..

Indicator :: Indicator (n.) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc..

Truncheon :: Truncheon (n.) A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear..

Boss :: Boss (n.) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another..

Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth..

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