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| Expression | 1. Brakes attached to the common standing garrison carriages of guns, so as to raise the trucks or wheels off the platform when the gun begins to recoil, and prevent its running back. --Earrow.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: FRICTION CHOCKS
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| Friction chocks | Brakes attached to the common standing garrison carriages of guns, so as to raise the trucks or wheels off the platform when the gun begins to recoil, and prevent its running back. --Earrow. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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