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gudgeon pin

noun British.

wrist pin.

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Nearby words

guck, guddle, gude, gudea, gudgeon, gudgeon pin, gudmundsson, gudrun, guedalla, guelder rose, guelder-rose

Origin of gudgeon pin

First recorded in 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for gudgeon pin

gudgeon pin

noun

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