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disk crank

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noun

Machinery.

  1. a crank having the form of a disk with a crankpin mounted off-center.

Etymology

Origin of disk crank

First recorded in 1885–90

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In the center is a cast iron guide for working the ram, the guide being extended on two sides to receive the disk crank journals, 2 in. in diameter by 3½ in. long.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various

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