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big end n Brit
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Also called (in vertical engines) bottom end the larger end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine Compare little end 2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the bearing surface between the larger end of a connecting rod and the crankpin of the crankshaft How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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You'll pull through and come out the big end of the horn. He had not gone more than a hundred yards towards the town when he slowed down, almost faltered in his walk, at the sight of a figure walking in the contrary direction, draped in a cloak, under a soft, broad-brimmed hat, picturesque but diminutive, as if seen through the big end of an opera-glass. It was about a foot in diameter at the big end, and he had expected to get a good saw-log, but it was so rotten as to be fit only for fuel, if for that. |
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