jackscrew

jackscrew is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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