banking pin


nounHorology.
  1. either of two pins for damping or halting the oscillation, in either direction, of a balance or lever.

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How to use banking pin in a sentence

  • As we have previously stated, the drop from the pallet should not take place until the lever almost rests on the banking pin.

  • In a cylinder or verge movement the striking of the pin in the balance against the fixed banking-pin.

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