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lease rod

American  

noun

  1. a rod or bar between the whip roll and the harness on a loom for keeping the warp in place.

Etymology

Origin of lease rod

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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The peg A, which later serves as a lease rod in the loom, is encircled each time by the threads passing between 6 and 5.

From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper

The arrangement of the lease rod and heddle sticks has been already described; in addition to these the threads are further controlled by a reed board which acts both as warp spacer and beater-in.

From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper

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