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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLEPLATE

SOLEPLATE Sole "plate `, n. (Mach. )(a ) A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine. (b ) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

soleplate

sole plate |ˈsōlˌplāt ˈsoʊlˌpleɪt | ▶noun 1 a metal plate forming the base of an electric iron, machine saw, or other machine. 2 a horizontal timber at the base of a wall frame.

 

Oxford Dictionary

soleplate

sole |plate |ˈsəʊlpleɪt | ▶noun 1 a metal plate forming the base of an electric iron, machine saw, or other machine. 2 a horizontal timber at the base of a wall frame.