head-bolt
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.03 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of headbolt.
Example Sentences
- "The gutters should be cut two or three lines longer than the page; the head-bolts wider; the back furniture may run down to the rim of the chase, but must be level with the top of the page, which will admit of the inner head-bolt running in ; the difference of the outer head-bolt may go over the side-stick, and the gutter will then run up between them."
- "The eyes B B are cast solid to the flanged head-bolt D, thereby avoiding the danger of the eyes working apart, as is often the case when the eyes are made in separate parts."
- "Screw the head-bolt which compresses the spring up for diminishing or down for increasing the pressure, until the valve opens at the pressure desired, as indicated by the steam gauge; secure the head-bolt in this position by means of the lock-nut; for regulating the loss of escaping steam, turn the screw ring G up for increasing or down for decreasing it."