What is a toggle joint; -- so called because consisting of two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an angle like the knee when bent called?
kneejoint — (Mach.) A toggle joint; -- so called because consisting of two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an angle like the knee when bent. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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