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TEMPER SCREW

\tˈɛmpə skɹˈuː], \tˈɛmpə skɹˈuː], \t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə s_k_ɹ_ˈuː]\

Definitions of TEMPER SCREW

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drill jar at each stroke.
A set screw used for adjusting.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drill jar at each stroke.
A set screw used for adjusting.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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