What is the foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; as, the bed of an engine called?
bed — (Mech.) The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; as, the bed of an engine. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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