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bouchons

bouchons is the plural of bouchon.

Meaning of bouchon

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

Questions about bouchons

What is bouchons the plural of?
Bouchons is the plural of bouchon.

Words near bouchons in the dictionary

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

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