gudgeon pin

noun

, British.

1. wrist pin.

gudgeon pin

noun

1. the pin through the skirt of a piston in an internal-combustion engine, to which the little end of the connecting rod is attached US and Canadian namewrist pin

Word History and Origins

Origin of gudgeon pin¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The gudgeon pin is hardened, ground and secured in connecting rod, and is allowed to work in piston.

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However, there’s an end of it, gudgeon pin and all.

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“We may possibly get rid of the water below, but the crosshead bearings are working loose, and I’d like to know who’s going to give me a new gudgeon pin?”

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