Difference between revisions of "Pawl"
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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:04, 13 October 2021
Pawl [1]
(1): ( n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.
(2): ( v. t.) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
