What is a collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar called?
ruff — (Mach.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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