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| 2 | 30% | 8 | Crucial cog in a mechanism | |
| 3 | 30% | 8 | A threaded ring used to secure a bicycle sprocket or fixed gear cog | |
Confine Flight Feather Cog Crossword Clue
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PINION which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
PINION
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "PINION" which means:
- noun
- • A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- • Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- • Wing of a bird verb
- • Bind the arms of
- • Cut the wings off (of birds)
An example sentence would be:
- • "The bird's wings were tightly bound by a leather pinion."
- • "The machinery relied on a series of gears and pinions to function."
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