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Cross-tail
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noun
Cross-tail
n. (Steam Engine) A bar connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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CROSS-TAIL
. In a steam-engine, is of the same form as the cylinder cross-head: it has iron straps catching the pins in the ends of
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— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
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