sparking plug

sparking plug

noun British.
spark plug (def. 1).

Origin:
1900–05
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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sparking plug
 
n
Also called: spark plug a device screwed into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine to ignite the explosive mixture by means of an electric spark which jumps across a gap between a point earthed to the body of the plug and the tip of a central insulated rod

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