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LAYSHAFT
Etymology
Noun
layshaft (plural layshafts)
A subsidiary transmission shaft.
Source: Wiktionary
Lay shaft, or Lay"shaft`, n. (Mach.)
Definition: A secondary shaft, as in a sliding change gear for an automobile; a cam shaft operated by a two-to-one gear in an internal- combustion engine. It is generally a shaft moving more or less independently of the other parts of a machine, as, in some marine engines, a shaft, driven by a small auxiliary engine, for independently operating the valves of the main engine to insure uniform motion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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