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- noun clock making The metal bar with two
pallets that drive thecrown wheel in a verge escapement. - noun nautical A
flag pole that protrudes from a lowdeck off the back of aship .
Etymologies
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Originally just verge (from Latin virga staff/rod), acquired the extra staff for clarity.
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