countershaft

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Noun
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coun=ter=shaft

CIDE DICTIONARY

countershaftn. 
     An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

countershaft, n.
1 an intermediate shaft driven by a main shaft and transmitting motion to a particular machine etc.
2 US = LAYSHAFT.


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