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dead centre

noun

the exact top (top dead centre) or bottom (bottom dead centre) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
a pointed rod mounted in the tailstock of a lathe to support a workpiece
Also called: dead point
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Historical Examples of dead centre

  • They half start, an' then they stick on a dead-centre, an' blame it all on other folk's ways o' treatin' them.