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Mandril

noun
(Written also manderil and mandrel)
1.
Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.  Synonyms: arbor, mandrel, spindle.






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"Mandril" Quotes from Famous Books



... consideration, namely, the raising of lumps of flesh each side of the nose as an indication of pleasure. Accompanying this may be seen small furrows, both in children and adults, running from the eyes somewhat obliquely towards the nose. What these characters indicate may be learned from the male mandril, whose face, particularly in the breeding season, shows colored fleshy prominences each side of the nose, with conspicuous furrows and ridges. In the male mandril these characters have been developed ...
— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis



Words linked to "Mandril" :   spindle, drive, rotating shaft, shaft



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