Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hand-lever for operating a steering mechanism.
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He was the sort of a lad who was satisfied with nothing short of the best, and though neither his father nor Mr. Jackson could see where there was room for improvement, Tom was so exacting that he sat up for several nights to perfect such little details as a better grip for the steering-lever, a quicker way of making the automatic equilibriumizer take its position, or an improved transmitter for the wireless apparatus.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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