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Rolling block

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wheellocknoun(historical, firearms) An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
running blocknounA block in an arrangement of pulleys.
retractornounA surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
lockworknoun(firearms) The assembly forming the firing mechanism of a gun.
armstrong gunnounAn early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
rollernoun(heading) Anything that rolls.
racknounA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
smoothborenoun(firearms) A cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
ball clickernounA mechanism that uses ball bearings which fall into an indentation to create a clicking noise when an adjustment knob is turned to a correct position.
rollnounThe act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
gaining twistnoun(firearms) In rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
deadboltnounA kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder.
brake blocknoun(on a bicycle) One of two small blocks fitted to a brake caliper, which rub on the wheel rim when the brake is applied.
riflingnoun(military) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
ballracenounA friction-reducing device consisting of a ring containing freely-revolving ball bearings
wrest-blocknounAlternative form of wrest block. [(music) A wooden block in the pianoforte, often made of several pieces, into which the wrest-pins are driven.]
rolleronnoun(aviation) An aerodynamic control surface device, used to control against unwanted rolling (rotation) about the axis of movement. The moving wingtip is self-gyro-stabilized with a rolling bladed wheel catching the airstream, providing the gyroscopic moment.
cranequinnounA device used to arm a crossbow by cranking a gear.
roller bednounA lorry deck fitted with rollers to facilitate loading and unloading, often of pallets and aircraft cargo containers.
liner locknoun(metonymic) A knife or other tool with such a lock.

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