What is a reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft called?
neck — (Mech.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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