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noun • A groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel into which the edge of the head is fitted. • A cooper's tool for making these grooves. | ||||||||
37% | 3 | Barrel stave | ||||||
noun • the act of slowing down or falling behind • the time between one event, process, or period and another • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket verb • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | ||||||||
33% | 6 | Simple machine that consists of a wheel with a groove in its rim and a rope or cable that runs along the groove | ||||||
noun • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | ||||||||
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1 | Barrel stave
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