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DEAD-STROKE
DEAD-STROKE
Dead
"-
stroke
`, a. (
Mech.
)
Defn:
Making
a
stroke
without
recoil;
deadbeat.
Dead-stroke
hammer
(
Mach.
), a
power
hammer
having
a
spring
interposed
between
the
driving
mechanism
and
the
hammer
head,
or
helve,
to
lessen
the
recoil
of
the
hammer
and
reduce
the
shock
upon
the
mechanism.
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