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- noun A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging
detent orpawl . - noun The retaining wheel over the
mainspring arbor of atimepiece .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever
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