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crankshaft - 2 dictionary results

crank⋅shaft

[krangk-shaft, -shahft]
–noun Machinery.
a shaft having one or more cranks, usually formed as integral parts.

Origin:
1850–55; crank 1 + shaft
crank·shaft   (krāngk'shāft')   
n.  A shaft that turns or is turned by a crank.
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