wedge | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

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Wedge
·vt To force or drive as a wedge is driven. II. Wedge ·noun A mass of metal, especially when of a w...

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wedge
[from the Anglo-Saxon wege]. A simple but effective mechanical force; a triangular solid on which a ...

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Wedge gage
·add. ·- A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust. ...

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Wedge gauge
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Wedge gage. ...

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Wedge gear
·add. ·- A friction gear wheel with wedge-shaped circumferential grooves. ...

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Wedge-formed
·adj Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform. ...

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Wedge-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. II. Wedge-shaped ·adj Broad and truncate at the summit...

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Wedge-shell
·noun Any one of numerous species of small marine bivalves belonging to Donax and allied genera in w...

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Wedge-tailed
·adj Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedl...

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wedge-bill
n. an Australian bird. ThisEnglish name for a species of humming-bird is applied inAustralia to Sph...

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ganny-wedge
A thick wooden wedge, used in splitting timber. ...

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wedge-fids
For top and top-gallant masts; in two parts, lifting by shores and sett-wedges. (See setting-up.) ...

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tree-nail wedge
A cross is cut in the tree-nail end, and wedges driven in, caulked; or sometimes a wedge is driven i...

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wedge-shaped gulf
One which is wide at its entrance, and gradually narrows towards its termination, as that of Califor...

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