cutting-engine love

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In silkmanuf., a machine for cutting refuse or floss silk, after it has been disentangled and straightened, into short lengths that may be worked upon cotton-machinery.
  • noun A machine for cutting gear-teeth or ratchet-wheels. It has an indexing device to divide a circumference into aliquot or equal parts.

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