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back shaft

American  

noun

Machinery.
  1. a spindle carrying back gears.


Etymology

Origin of back shaft

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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This tail screw carries, inside the crank-wheel, two gears s, which are driven at different speeds by a back shaft behind the machine.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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