What is a device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure called?
clutch — (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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