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turning piece
noun
- a wooden pattern for an arch built without centering.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turning piece1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
In a turning piece, the perpendicular let fall from its connected point upon its axis of rotation is the arm or crank-arm.
From Project Gutenberg
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