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nly for testing other similar gauges, and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the working gauges. (c) (Railroads) See Note under Gauge, n., 5. -- Star gauge (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length. -- Steam gauge, an instrument for measuring the…

r (Mach.), to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation.

Act; working; operation. [Obs.] So gracious were the goes of marriage. Marston.

a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called also gob . To work the goaf or gob, to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the roof, and replace them with props. Ure.

Old workings. See Goaf. Raymond.

th the key; -- called also the hopper. Grove. Grasshopper engine, a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate point. -- Grasshopper lobster (Zoöl.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.] -- Grasshopper warbler (Zoöl.), cricke…

One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc.

A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.

A level; a working.

A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift. Page.

a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.

(Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein.

A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as:

One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing quality is excellent.

e, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. -- Hour hand, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. -- Hour line. (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the inte…

Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life.

in certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.

e gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving part; as:

a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.

The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations.