A cushioned
or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the
trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest
on, to prevent chafing.
A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end
of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the
abutment.
A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on
which the bed or body rests.
The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the
body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car
truck.
the perforated plate in a
punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
That part
of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.
The rolls forming the ends or
sides of the Ionic capital.
A block of wood on the carriage
of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for
transportation.
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