tappet
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ɪt noun Machinery.
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
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| a mechanical part that reciprocates to receive or transmit intermittent motion, esp the part of an internal-combustion engine that transmits motion from the camshaft to the push rods or valves | |
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Tappet
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
Tappet-hen, a crested hen-shaped bottle holding three quarts of claret.
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