rebanking

rebanking
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: re- + banking, from gerund of bank (II)
: a malfunction in a watch caused by excessive balance motion that makes the roller jewel strike outside the fork horns and renders the escapement inoperative — distinguished from overbanking

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rebanking — re·banking …   English syllables

  • overbanking — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: over (III) + banking (gerund of bank) (II) : a malfunction in a watch that is caused by premature unlocking of the escape wheel without contact of the fork with the roller jewel and that makes the escapement… …   Useful english dictionary

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