ratchet wheel
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We think a ratchet wheel should not be employed with equidistant pallets.
From An Analysis of the Lever Escapement by H. R. Playtner
On the pendulum he had a little ratchet wheel, R, having thirty teeth.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various
SB is the primitive radius of the club tooth wheel, but both primitive and real radius of the ratchet wheel.
From An Analysis of the Lever Escapement by H. R. Playtner
A lever is used to operate the pinion, being inserted in a hub fast upon the same spindle that carries the pinion and the ratchet wheel.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Every ferry passenger is familiar with the rapid tinkling of the ratchet wheel that warps the landing stage up to the level of the boat's deck.
From Mince Pie by Christopher Morley
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