Definition of Rockshaft

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rockshaft

rocklings
rockmelon
rockmelons
rockoon
rockoons
rockpile
rockpiles
rockrose
rockrose family
rockroses
rocks along
rocksalt
rockscape
rockscapes
rockshaft (current term)
rockshafts
rockslide
rockslides
rockstar
rockstardom
rockstars
rocksteady
rocksucker
rocksuckers
rockumentaries
rockumentary
rockweed
rockweeds
rockwood

Literary usage of Rockshaft

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elevators: A Practical Treatise on the Development and Design of Hand, Belt by John H. Jallings (1918)
"On this rockshaft was also keyed a sheave, a view of which is shown in Fig. 57. ... It was keyed to the rockshaft in such a way that when the ..."

2. Cyclopedia of Engineering: A General Reference Work on Steam Boilers and by American Technical Society (1919)
"On this rockshaft was also keyed a sheave, a view of which is shown in Fig. 57. ... It was keyed to the rockshaft in such a way that when the ..."

3. Direct-acting Steam Pumps by Frank Ferdinand Nickel (1915)
"On very small pumps the rockshaft, crank and crank pin can be made in one ... On larger pumps the parts are made separate, the rockshaft being of steel. ..."

4. Illustrated Catalogue of Narrow-gauge Locomotives: Adapted Especially to by Baldwin Locomotive Works (1900)
"4. " " Oil Cup. Orders for rockshaft rods, hangers and bearings, when not in sets, should specify the side required for. ..."

5. Steam Engine Troubles, a Practical Treatise for the Engineer, Telling how to by Hugo Hamkens (1919)
"There is no appreciable wear of the rockshaft; even after years of service it ... The trip lever at the other end of the rockshaft is provided with a roller ..."

6. Steam Engine Troubles, a Practical Treatise for the Engineer, Telling how to by Hugo Hamkens (1919)
"There is no appreciable wear of the rockshaft; even after years of service it ... The trip lever at the other end of the rockshaft is provided with a roller ..."

7. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1898)
"The cam carries the adjustable links D, and the journal of the governor rod E, which rod operates the rockshaft F. The spring acts directly on the weights ..."

8. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"In this type the needles controlling the jets to the two wheels are controlled from a central governor through a rockshaft extending across the back of the ..."

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