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Cranked

Formed with or having a bend or crank as a cranked axle...

A bent portion of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which motion is imparted to or received from it also used to change circular into reciprocating motion or reciprocating into circular motion See Bell crank...

Bell crank

A lever whose two arms form a right angle or nearly a right angle having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms etc and also in machinery...

Bicycle

A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the riders feet acting on cranks or levers...

Continental drive

A transmission arrangement in which the longitudinal crank shaft drives the rear wheels through a clutch change speed gear countershaft and two parallel side chains in order...