hunting cog

noun

A tooth in the larger of a pair gear wheels, which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth and reducing wear.

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Meanings

nounhunting cog (plural hunting cogs)

plural hunting cogs

  1. archaicengineeringA tooth in the larger of a pair gear wheels, which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth and reducing wear.
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