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noun • housing for a crankshaft | ||||||||
| 34% | 8 | Connects an input shaft to an output shaft | ||||||
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noun • excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted • explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel verb • get from the earth by excavation • lay mines | ||||||||
What Gets The Shaft
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CRANKCASE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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CRANKCASE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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