[the Anglo-Saxon geara, clothing].
A general name for the rigging of any particular spar or sail; and in or out of gear implies anything being fit or unfit for use.
·noun ·see 1st Jeer (b). II. Gear ·noun Warlike accouterments. III. Gear ·noun Manner; custom; beh...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their t...
·add. ·- A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that o...
·add. ·- A change-speed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding endwise. ...
·noun ·Alt. of <<Headgear>>. ...
·add. ·- A friction gear wheel with wedge-shaped circumferential grooves. ...
A term denoting the ropes, blocks, &c., belonging to the bowsprit. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Mats, sinnet, spun-yarn, strands, battens, scotchmen, and the like. ...
Everything pertaining to its handling. ...
A term implying any materials requisite for fitting or repairing the pumps, as boxes, leather, &c. ...
·add. ·- A steering gear, ·esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels, as when they str...
This is said when the gab of the eccentric rod is allowed to fall upon its stud on the gab-lever. ...
Disconnecting the eccentric rod from the gab-lever. ...