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bouchon

bouchon noun: a piece of tubing forming the pivot holes in watch and clock plates.

Noun

bouchon (plural bouchons)

  1. A piece of tubing forming the pivot holes in watch and clock plates.
    • After repairing the pivot a bouchon is selected as small as the pivot will admit, for the smaller the bouchon is, the neater will be the job. Open the hole of the plate or cock so that the bouchon […] will stand with a slight pressure upright in the opened hole of the plate or cock.1892, Frederick James Britten, The watch & clockmakers' handbook, page 43

Forms of bouchon

pluralbouchons

Origin of bouchon

French bouchon

Questions about bouchon

What does bouchon mean?
Bouchon means a piece of tubing forming the pivot holes in watch and clock plates.
What part of speech is bouchon?
Bouchon is a noun.
What is the plural of bouchon?
The plural of bouchon is bouchons.

Words near bouchon in the dictionary

  1. Bouches-du-Rhône
  2. Bouchette
  3. Bouchillon
  4. Bouchillons
  5. bouching
  6. bouchon
  7. bouchons
  8. bouchée
  9. bouchées
  10. Bouck
  11. Boucks

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