gear
ungeared
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a word derived from
gear.
Example Sentences
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The gates were let down, the machinery ungeared, and, in a few moments, all was still.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
In the lamplight he saw a big car standing at the curb, shaking as its ungeared engine puffed and chugged.
From The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Margaret Burnham
We have disregarded the warnings of our ungeared, disordered machine, or else we have merely tinkered with it.
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton) Jamison
The motor, ungeared, was coughing and gasping in a painful manner.
From The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Margaret Burnham
She re-entered the car, which shook from the running of the ungeared motor that Walter had started for her.
From The Motor Girls by Margaret Penrose
