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belly-helve

[ bel-ee-helv ]

noun

, British Metalworking.
  1. a triphammer in which the cams act at a point along the helve, partway between the fulcrum and the head.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of belly-helve1

First recorded in 1880–85

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