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rock shaft
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rock shaft, [Cf. Rock, v. i.].
A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker , rocking shaft , and way shaft . [1913 Webster]
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