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Sprocket

noun

Roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through.

Thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain. Synonym: sprocket wheel.

Tooth on the rim of gear wheel. Synonym: cog.

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... was a self starting apparatus. This was operated by a handle inserted in a socket, fastened on a special ball ratchet on the large sprocket. Pulling this handle turned the motor over two, sometimes three compressions, and started up the machine without difficulty, Mr. Randolph explained. During the operation the throttle shut down so that the operator might resume his ...

— Dave Dashaway and his Hydroplane • Roy Rockwood

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