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A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam. (more info) 1. One who, or that

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A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, wipes. 2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.

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• PROJECTION
  The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially, the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction
• PURPOSELESS
  Having no purpose or result; objectless. Bp. Hall. -- Pur"pose*less*ness, n.
• LEAVE-TAKING
  Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak.
• SHAFTING
  Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
• ROTATOR
  that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its axis.
• PROJECTMENT
  Design; contrivance; projection. Clarendon.
• LEAVED
  Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; -- used in combination; as, a four-leaved clover; a two-leaved gate; long- leaved.
• LIFT
  The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
• RAISE
  To create or constitute; as, to raise a use that is, to create it. Burrill. To raise a blockade , to remove or break up a blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
• SWINGDEVIL
  The European swift.
• RAISED
  1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work. 2. Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread, cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of tartar, soda, etc. See Raise, v. t., 4. Raised
• RAIS
  See REIS
• PURPOSE
  1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan. He will his firste purpos modify. Chaucer.
• PIECER
  1. One who pieces; a patcher. 2. A child employed in spinning mill to tie together broken threads.
• WEIGHTINESS
  The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness.
• WEIGHTILY
  In a weighty manner.
• ROTATION
  1. The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion
• LEAVENING
  1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven. 2. That which leavens or makes light. Bacon.
• SWINGE
  See SPENSER
• SWINGLE
  1. To dangle; to wave hanging. Johnson. 2. To swing for pleasure.
• CIRCUMROTARY; CIRCUMROTATORY
  turning, rolling, or whirling round.
• BELEAVE
  To leave or to be left. May.
• APPRAISER
  One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
• LIVRAISON
  A part of a book or literary composition printed and delivered by itself; a number; a part.
• COUNTER WEIGHT
  A counterpoise.
• HEBRAIST
  One versed in the Hebrew language and learning.
• MISRAISE
  To raise or exite unreasonable. "Misraised fury." Bp. Hall.
• WAY SHAFT
  A rock shaft.
• PRAISEWORTHINESS
  The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
• SPARPIECE
  The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece. Gwilt.
• LAEVOROTATORY
  See DEXTROROTATORY
• WELTERWEIGHT
  1. A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. 2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that