·noun One who works in lead; ·esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
·- A pillow block. ...
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These, in a marine steam-engine, are Y's, wherein are fixed the bushes, in which the shafts or pinio...
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