Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One member of a chain or tie of rods, or the like, which is fitted to move freely on a swivel, to prevent twisting and kinking in the case of uneven strain.
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Examples
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And when he had got the idea into his head, it seemed to act like a swivel-joint, and set him nodding to the tune of: "Well tub-be sure; glory be to God; young Nicholas O'Beirne."
Strangers at Lisconnel Jane Barlow 1887
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Also, a small wheel on a swivel-joint, on which furniture may be turned in any direction.
American Woman's Home Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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