Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
plumber-block .
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Its frame is inclined perpendicularly to the direction of the screw-shaft, the extremity of which is supported near the screw by a strengthened cross-stay serving as a pillow-block.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Various
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