An instrument or machine to break
or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from
the fiber.
An extended handle by means of which a number of
men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.
A baker's kneading though.
A sharp bit or snaffle.
A frame for confining a refractory horse while
the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses,
etc.
That part of a carriage, as of a movable
battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
An ancient engine of war analogous
to the crossbow and ballista.
A large, heavy harrow for
breaking clods after plowing; a drag.
A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping
motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of
rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or
roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a
machine.
An apparatus for testing the
power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction
that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
A cart or carriage without a body, used in
breaking in horses.
An ancient instrument of torture.
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