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crank⋅pin

[krangk-pin]
–noun Machinery.
a short cylindrical pin at the outer end of a crank, held by and moving with a connecting rod or link.
Also, crank pin.
Compare web (def. 11).


Origin:
1830–40; crank 1 + pin
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crank·pin also crank pin   (krāngk'pĭn')   
n.  A bar or cylinder in the arm of a crank to which a reciprocating member or connecting rod is attached.
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