hand-piece

British

noun

hand-held, power-operated shears used by a shearer See also comb

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Attach air hose to connection marked "Air" on cover and to the handle connection on hand-piece.

From Advanced Toy Making for Schools by Mitchell, David M.

"Loop the bowstring round the hand-piece and you'll get more friction with less work."

From It, and Other Stories by Morris, Gouverneur

To enable the work to be put in and taken out rapidly and yet keep it firmly against the end of b, a hand-piece g is used as in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Spalding's Boys' Mitt, leather front hand-piece; a strong and durable glove for boys.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Chadwick, Henry

Spalding's Boys' Mitt, front and back grain leather, hand-piece yellow tanned sheepskin, laced back and well padded.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Chadwick, Henry

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