What is to operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch called?
freewheel — (Mach.) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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