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push⋅rod

[poosh-rod]
–noun Automotive.
a rod in an overhead-valve engine that is part of the linkage used to open and close the valves.
Also, push rod.


Origin:
1905–10; push + rod
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push·rod also push rod   (pŏŏsh'rŏd')   
n.  A rod moved by a cam to operate the valves in an internal-combustion engine.
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