chain gear

noun

a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.

Origin of chain gear

First recorded in 1875–80

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Historical Examples of chain gear

We tried a belt first, said Lance; but the blamed thing slipped so that old Chet evolved the chain-gear idea.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage
Gertrude W. Morrison