lease rod
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lease rod
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The arrangement of the lease rod and heddle sticks has been already described; in addition to these the threads are further controlled by a reed board which acts both as warp spacer and beater-in.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
The peg A, which later serves as a lease rod in the loom, is encircled each time by the threads passing between 6 and 5.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
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