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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mech., the main screw of a lathe, which gives the feed-motion to the slide-rest.
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They knew what capabilities they wanted, I knew that with a lead-screw, a PWM-controlled DC motor and various other bits from Home Depot and the good local hardware store I could put together exactly what they wanted.
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