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jackscrew.[1710-20]
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Screw jack — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screw-Jack — Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by gonzo writer Hunter S. Thompson. The chaptersMescalito Mescalito , previously published in Songs of the Doomed , is a trippy account of a long wait for morning in a Los Angeles hotel while … Wikipedia
screw jack — n. JACKSCREW … English World dictionary
screw jack — noun screw operated jack • Syn: ↑jackscrew • Hypernyms: ↑jack * * * noun : jackscrew * * * jackscrew. [1710 20] * * * screw jack noun A jack for lifting heavy wei … Useful english dictionary
screw jack — noun Date: 1719 a screw operated jack for lifting, exerting pressure, or adjusting position (as of a machine part) … New Collegiate Dictionary
screw jack — noun a vehicle jack worked by a screw device … English new terms dictionary
screw-jack — /ˈskru dʒæk/ (say skrooh jak) noun a jack (jack1 def. 3) which obtains its lifting power from the turning of a screw. Also, jackscrew …
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traversing screw jack — noun or traversing jack : a screw jack that besides the raising and lowering device has a base piece with a slideway along which the jack proper can be traversed called also swing jack … Useful english dictionary
