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cogwheel

[ kog-hweel, -weel ]

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noun

(not in technical use) a gearwheel, especially one having teeth of hardwood or metal inserted into slots.

cogwheel

/ ˈkɒɡˌwiːl /

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; cog ¹, wheel

When he crawled out, with a greasy cogwheel in his hand, he was soaked with perspiration and his overalls were stained by oil.

Between the rails runs a third broad and massive rail provided with teeth, which gear with a cogwheel under the locomotive.

Remove washer on the short end of shaft, also the cogwheel if the shaft has cogs on both ends.

They have very powerful engines and a cogwheel arrangement, the line making a zigzag up the mountain-side.

There was a grinding crash, and a large cogwheel tore its way through the roof.

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