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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A method of fastening an arm or lever to a shaft by the use of a bolt, passing through lugs on the hub of the lever. The bolt squeezes the lugs together, thus pinching the shaft. Also used to clamp the tail-spindle in turning-lathes.

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