| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand.[Websters]. | |
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| Hand gear | (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hand gear | Mining | The mechanism for opening the valves of a steam engine by hand in starting. (references) | |
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