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turning piece

noun

  1. a wooden pattern for an arch built without centering.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of turning piece1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences

In a turning piece, the perpendicular let fall from its connected point upon its axis of rotation is the arm or crank-arm.

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