verge staff
verge staff · verge staffs
The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapementThe metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
Meaning
2 sensesThe metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
A flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.
Origin
Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for cOriginally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.
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Forms
plural: verge staffs| Singular | verge staff |
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