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trippet

American

[trip-it] / ˈtrɪp ɪt /

noun

Machinery.

a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.

trippet British

/ ˈtrɪpɪt /

noun

any mechanism that strikes or is struck at regular intervals, as by a cam

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Etymology

Origin of trippet

First recorded in 1300–50, trippet is from the Middle English word trypet. See trip ¹, -et

Example Sentences

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Mogul or loo, The same I do, I am down to trumps as trippet!

From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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