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TOGGLE-JOINT

\tˈɒɡə͡ld͡ʒˈɔ͡ɪnt], \tˈɒɡə‍ld‍ʒˈɔ‍ɪnt], \t_ˈɒ_ɡ_əl_dʒ_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\

Definitions of TOGGLE-JOINT

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. An elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought into a straight line, and made to produce great end-wise pressure.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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