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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In clockwork, a projection extending from the arbor of the rod or lever that supports the hammer, on which the pins or teeth of a wheel in the striking mechanism act, as it revolves, to raise the, hammer.
  • noun In pianoforte-making, the backward projection of a hammer-head., designed to engage with the check.

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