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Hooke''s Gearing :: Hooke's gearing () Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle..

Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

Perch :: Perch (n.) A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.

Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch..

Gear :: Gear (v. t.) To provide with gearing.

Gear :: Gear (n.) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe..

Crab :: Crab (a.) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc..

Drawhead :: Drawhead (n.) The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to the drawgear..

Gear :: Gear (n.) Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish.

Rombowline :: Rombowline (n.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear..

Drawgear :: Drawgear (n.) A harness for draught horses.

Gearing :: Gearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gea.

Gear :: Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.

Rig :: Rig (v. t.) To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.

Headgear :: Headgear (n.) Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well.

Gear :: Gear (n.) Goods; property; household stuff.

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons..

Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See Expansion gear, under Expansion..

Nest :: Nest (n.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively..

Driver :: Driver (n.) A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:.

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