- going barrel
- noun
: a mainspring barrel in a watch or clock that has teeth on its periphery for driving the train and that is mounted on an arbor which is stationary except during winding
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going barrel
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Going barrel — Going Go ing, n. 1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad. [1913 Webster] 2. Departure. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. Crew. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Going — Go ing, n. 1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad. [1913 Webster] 2. Departure. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. Crew. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Going forth — Going Go ing, n. 1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad. [1913 Webster] 2. Departure. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. Crew. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Going out — Going Go ing, n. 1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad. [1913 Webster] 2. Departure. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. Crew. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barrel (horology) — Used in mechanical watches and clocks, a barrel is a cylindrical metal box closed by a cover, with a ring of gear teeth around it, containing a spiral spring called the mainspring, which provides power to run the timepiece. The barrel turns on an … Wikipedia
Barrel — For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). For the use of oak aging barrels in wine, see Oak (wine). Traditional oak barrels in Chile … Wikipedia
Barrel of a Gun (Depeche Mode song) — Single infobox Name = Barrel of a Gun Artist = Depeche Mode from Album = Ultra B side = Painkiller Released = February 3 1997 Format = Vinyl record 7 , 12 , CD Recorded = 1996 Genre = Synthpop Length = 5:29 Label = Mute Records Writer = Martin… … Wikipedia
barrel — 1. tv. & in. to drink liquor to excess. □ Those guys are barreling like beer was going out of style. □ Stop barreling beer and let’s go home. 2. n. a drunkard. □ The barrel was full up and through for the evening … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
motor barrel — noun : the mainspring unit in watches that have the main wheel detached from the barrel but turning as a unit with the barrel arbor to eliminate strain on the main wheel teeth if the mainspring should break compare going barrel … Useful english dictionary
hanging barrel — noun : the going barrel in a watch whose arbor is supported by attachment to the upper plate only allowing the movement to be made very thin … Useful english dictionary
