What is to release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent called?
trip — (Mach.) To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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