Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A clutch in which one element enters a box-like cavity and is there caught by projections which cause one part to drive the other.
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Examples
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The leaves fall into a sort of catch-box on the clippers and are then emptied over the shoulder into the pack on the back.
Archive 2008-05-01 Glenda Larke 2008
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The leaves fall into a sort of catch-box on the clippers and are then emptied over the shoulder into the pack on the back.
Your cup of tea... Glenda Larke 2008
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