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verge staff

verge staff noun: the metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

Noun (1)

verge staff (plural verge staffs)

  1. (clock making) The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

Noun (2)

verge staff (plural verge staffs)

  1. A flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.

Forms of verge staff

pluralverge staffs

Origin of verge staff

Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.

Questions about verge staff

What does verge staff mean?
Verge staff means the metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
What part of speech is verge staff?
Verge staff is a noun.
What is the plural of verge staff?
The plural of verge staff is verge staffs.

Words near verge staff in the dictionary

  1. Vergaña
  2. verge
  3. verge escapement
  4. verge escapements
  5. verge on
  6. verge staff
  7. verge staffs
  8. verge-staff
  9. verge-staffs
  10. vergeboard
  11. vergeboards

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