Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Provided with trunnions, as the cylinder of an oscillating steam-engine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Provided with trunnions.
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- adjective Provided with
trunnions .
Etymologies
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trunnion + -ed
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Examples
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A box of the shape of a barrel has been used, it being trunnioned at the sides.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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Then a rectangular box has been used, trunnioned at opposite corners; but here the grave objection is that the concrete collects in the corners, and after a few turns it requires cleaning out, the material so sticking in the corners that it gets clogged up and ceases to mix.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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