MAINSPRINGS

Noun

mainsprings

plural of mainspring

Source: Wiktionary


MAINSPRING

Main"spring`, n.

Definition: The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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