What is the spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement called?
verge — (Horol.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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