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Recipiangle
An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end and a graduated arc used by military engineers for measuring and laying off angles
Block chain
A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the blocks used with sprocket wheels to transmit power as in a bicycle
Padlock
A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened the other end being fastened by the bolt used
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Manograph
beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal
Gimbal
body can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring while the ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn about a diameter at right angles to the first
Derrick
A mast spar or tall frame supported at the top by stays or guys and usually pivoted at the base with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights such as stones in building
Cradle
A bed or cot for a baby oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots hence the place of origin or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of
On or about
between the pleading and the proof usu. when there is any uncertainty about the exact date of a pivotal event. When used in non-pleading contexts, the phrase is mere jargon, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1117
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