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sash cord

noun

  1. a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.


sash cord

noun

  1. a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sash cord1

First recorded in 1770–80

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Example Sentences

If the reel is made to wind up 4 ft. of line to each revolution and the sash-cord shaft is 3/4 in.

His own eye was a hawk's for loose fences, loose slates, badly-hung gates, even a broken sash-cord.

Nothing but the best plaited cotton sash-cord should be used.

Attach the sash cord and find its proper length by experiment.

Much broken glass and a couple of sash weights fastened to ends of rotten sash cord lay upon the floor.

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