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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cylinder of comparatively small size by which the mechanism of a much larger engine may be put in motion.
- noun The cylinder of a barring-engine.
- noun A cylinder controlling the valve-gear of a larger engine and used to operate the gear in starting.
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