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Tramway, Overhead – Twister

Tramway, Overhead

See CRANES; IRON CARRIER.

Transverse Strength

See STRENGTH OF MATERIALS.

Travelling-crane

See CRANE.

Treading

Same as Tramping. See TRAMPING.

Tungsten-steel

Wolframite added to steel.

Turf

See PEAT.

Turkey-stone

A slaty stone containing a large proportion of fine siliceous particles, which make it of great service for sharpening edge-tools. See WHETSTONE.

Turnbuckle

A long link having tapped ends or one end swivelled; used for tightening stay-rods or chains, as in a swivel chain. See SWIVEL-CHAIN; SWIVEL.

Turning-cores

See CORE-LATHE.

Turnover Board

See FOLLOW-BOARD; MATCH-PLATE; MATCH-PART; BED-BOARD. Turnover Flask is the flask used with a turnover board. See ROLLING-OVER; TURNOVER BOARD; FLASKS.

Tutty

A polishing powder consisting of an impure oxide of zinc, gathered from the chimneys, etc., of the zinc furnaces. See POLISHING SUBSTANCES.

Twister

See HAY-ROPE TWISTER.