Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lever attached to and operating a starting-gear; specifically, in vertical-beam engines with lifting poppet-valves, such as side-wheel marine engines, the lever which operates a supplementary rock-shaft by which the valve-rods are lifted in starting slowly from rest: used also for working the engine backward when it is not designed to operate in either direction by its own valve-gear.
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Examples
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With a final wave of his hand, Wertheimer grasped the starting-lever.
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He pulled the starting-lever forward, stopping his headway; for he must be sure of his welcome.
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He threw back the starting-lever, and the thing began moving.
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This is the road to Bryan, isn't it? "she asked, with her hand on the starting-lever.
The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way
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