Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A distinct piece or part attached to or connected with the end of a thing; specifically, in a watch, the support for the end of a pivot.
- noun A transverse timber or bar of iron by which the ends of the two wheel-pieces of a truck-frame are connected together.
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Examples
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He had the very end-piece of my Buffalo Chicken sandwich and says he “enjoyed it tremendously (at least on the way down).”
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"It has a gold, carved head-piece, and gold legs and end-piece, " said Dick, shining his torch on it.
Five Have A Mystery To Solve Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1962
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The terminal portion or end-piece of the tail consists of the axial filament only.
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Hold the thing perpendicularly by one end-piece; then turn the piece at right angles to the chain; and immediately all the other pieces tumble over each other in the most marvellous way without unlinking.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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While they’re cooking, cut the dry end-piece off the stems and discard.
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