·add. ·- A friction clutch with conical bearing surfaces.
·noun The nest complement of eggs of a bird. II. Clutch ·noun To close tightly; to <<Clinch>>. III...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
a brood ; a cletch of chickens. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
The oyster spawn adhering to stones, oyster shells, &c. Forked stanchions of iron or wood. The sam...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A shell of the genus Conus, having a conical form. II. Cone ·vt To render cone-shaped; to bev...
A solid figure having a circle for its base, and produced by the entire revolution of a right-angled...
·adj Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed ...
·add. ·- A friction clutch in which the gripping surfaces are disks or more or less resemble disks. ...
·- A pulley for driving machines, ·etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a...
·add. ·noun A large hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidae, often found in houses, ·esp. in the...
·noun One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, taking the pla...
in the marine engine, is to receive the gases which enter the hot-well from the air-pump, where, aft...
See can-buoys. ...
To clench or shut the hand. Clutch fisted; covetous, stingy. See close-fisted. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose