Associations to the word «Tappet»

Wiktionary

TAPPET, noun. A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.

Dictionary definition

TAPPET, noun. A lever that is moved in order to tap something else.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.