ratchet wheel

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Another lubricator consists of a cock or plug inserted in the neck of the oil cup, and set in revolution by a pendulum and ratchet wheel, or any other means.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

One was used in connection with the propelling lever, which was provided with a pawl to fit into the teeth of the reversed ratchet wheel on its forward movement.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis

The ratchet wheel is stepped around automatically by each impulse of current from an ordinary pole changer such as is employed in ringing biased bells.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

SB is the primitive radius of the club tooth wheel, but both primitive and real radius of the ratchet wheel.

From An Analysis of the Lever Escapement by Playtner, H. R.

He withdrew his head, and presently the ratchet wheel clicked and slowly, very slowly, Allison began to descend.

From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Pier, Arthur Stanwood