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lighter screw

lighter screw noun: a screw for adjusting the distance between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or lowering the bridgetree.

Noun

lighter screw (plural lighter screws)

  1. (dated) A screw for adjusting the distance between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or lowering the bridgetree.

Forms of lighter screw

plurallighter screws

Questions about lighter screw

What does lighter screw mean?
Lighter screw means a screw for adjusting the distance between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or lowering the bridgetree.
What part of speech is lighter screw?
Lighter screw is a noun.
What is the plural of lighter screw?
The plural of lighter screw is lighter screws.

Words near lighter screw in the dictionary

  1. lightens someone's purse
  2. lightens up
  3. lighter
  4. lighter fluid
  5. lighter fluids
  6. lighter screw
  7. lighter screws
  8. lighter-fingered
  9. lighter-footed
  10. lighter-handed
  11. lighter-hearted

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