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hand-piece

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noun

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

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Spalding's "Decker Patent" Boys' Mitt, hand-piece of velvet tanned deerskin, back of fine hogskin, sole leather reinforced patent back for extra protection to fingers, laced and heavily padded.

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

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

Make final adjustment of the flow of material with fluid regulator on back of hand-piece and get proper spray by adjusting the air nozzle.

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

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

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

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