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rung

rung is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.(Shipbuilding) A floor timber in a ship.
  2. 2.One of the rounds of a ladder.
  3. 3.One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
  4. 4.(Mach.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

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

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