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DUTY OF A STEAM-ENGINE

\djˈuːti əvə stˈiːmˈɛnd͡ʒɪn], \djˈuːti əvə stˈiːmˈɛnd‍ʒɪn], \d_j_ˈuː_t_i_ ə_v_ə s_t_ˈiː_m_ˈɛ_n_dʒ_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of DUTY OF A STEAM-ENGINE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The number of footpounds of work done by a steam-engine in consequence of the consumption of an assigned quantity of coal, generally a bushel (eighty-four or ninety-four pounds) or a hundredweight.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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