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temper screws

temper screws is the plural of temper screw.

Meaning of temper screw

Noun

temper screw (plural temper screws)

  1. A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drilling jar at each stroke.
  2. A set screw used for adjusting.

Questions about temper screws

What is temper screws the plural of?
Temper screws is the plural of temper screw.

Words near temper screws in the dictionary

  1. Tempelhof-Schöneberg
  2. temper
  3. temper foam
  4. temper of the times
  5. temper screw
  6. temper screws
  7. temper tantra
  8. temper tantrum
  9. temper tantrums
  10. temper temper
  11. temper'd

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