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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A pulley on a shaft that rests on or presses against a drive belt to guide it or take up slack.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it

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