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gudgeon pin

American

noun

British.

wrist pin.

gudgeon pin British

noun

US and Canadian name: wrist pin. the pin through the skirt of a piston in an internal-combustion engine, to which the little end of the connecting rod is attached

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Etymology

Origin of gudgeon pin

First recorded in 1890–95

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gudgeon pin

However, there’s an end of it, gudgeon pin and all.

From The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea by Henry Austin

The gudgeon pin is hardened, ground and secured in connecting rod, and is allowed to work in piston.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?

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