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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 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 Henry Chadwick

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 David M. Mitchell

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 Joshua Rose

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 Henry Chadwick

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

From Advanced Toy Making for Schools by David M. Mitchell

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