Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for transmitting motion by means of a chain that engages the cogs or sprockets of a wheel.
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"We tried a belt first," said Lance; "but the blamed thing slipped so that old Chet evolved the chain-gear idea.
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