Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which adjusts the opening between the rolls in the roll-train of a rolling-mill, so that thicker or thinner material shall result from the rolling process. This adjustment of the bearings of the rolls is effected by screws which have a graduated scale and pointer by which the opening is indicated. In early forms of mill this adjustment and screwing was done by a workman; in modem mills it is done by power, either through belt-driven shafts or by an electric motor under the control of the man.
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Examples
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You can buy a case of jars, which come with lids that seal - little flat disks with a red ring on the bottom - and rings, the screw-down part.
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The screw-down crown means it is secure to 500 meters.
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You can buy a case of jars, which come with lids that seal - little flat disks with a red ring on the bottom - and rings, the screw-down part.
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You can buy a case of jars, which come with lids that seal - little flat disks with a red ring on the bottom - and rings, the screw-down part.
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The screw-down crown means it is secure to 500 meters.
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You can buy a case of jars, which come with lids that seal - little flat disks with a red ring on the bottom - and rings, the screw-down part.
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The screw-down crown means it is secure to 500 meters.
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• Volvo with leather (classy, understated) • tennis racquets in screw-down wood frames (to stop warping!) • V-shaped TV antenna on back of car
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It was three feet long, with a screw-down top at one end.
Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008
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Any top-quality watch has a screw-on back and screw-down crown the winding knob for the most protection from water and dirt.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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