Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In machinery, a nut used as a stop for adjusting the length of a screw, or to prevent the turning of the main nut when once properly adjusted.
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Examples
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Then, with the valves closed, adjust each _valve-stem_ to give 1/32 of an inch clearance at the point of closing of the pawls when they are "in," securely locking the check-nut as each valve is set.
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