Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . the hot w iter reservoir of acooking-range. Range-heads. (Nauti-cal.) The bitts of the wind-lass. Range-stove. A stovemade in theform of arange, that is,with lateralextension, ov-ens, and boil-ers, as the casemay be, oneach side of acentral fire-chamber. The example (Fig. 4169) is a portahh ranrre, orrange-store, adapted to be set out upon the floor ofa kitchen,
Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . the hot w iter reservoir of acooking-range. Range-heads. (Nauti-cal.) The bitts of the wind-lass. Range-stove. A stovemade in theform of arange, that is,with lateralextension, ov-ens, and boil-ers, as the casemay be, oneach side of acentral fire-chamber. The example (Fig. 4169) is a portahh ranrre, orrange-store, adapted to be set out upon the floor ofa kitchen, instead of being built into a recess inthe wall, beneath the chimney. Rap. A lay or skein, containing 120 yards ofyarn. See Lay ; Yarn ; Hank ; Reel. Rape. A filter used in a vinegar manufactory toseparate the mucilaginous matter from the derives its name from being charged with rapes,the stalks and skins of grapes from which the musthas lieen expressed. Raphi-an-kistron. (Surgical.) An instru-ment used in the formation of an artificial pupil forthe eye. See Ikidectome, page 1195. See PuPlL,Aktificial. Kange and Air-Heating Furnace, EAPIER 1881 BATCHET. Hg. saw-blades, and to which revolution is imparted by thepulley b through the gears c d. The cast-iron feed-plate e is divided by a ridge into two parts ; the beetsare placed on it and pushed up against the revolvingrasp by wooden blocks /; a semicyUnder of wood g Ran^e-Stove. Rapi-er. {Arms.) A sharp-pointed sword, de-signed fur thrusting. The blade has a lozenge-shaped section. Rasing-iTon. {NaiUical.) An iron to cleanold oakum out of the seams previous to rctming-iron is for opening the seams to receiveoakum. A rave-hook. Rasp. An abrading tool of the nature of a file,but having, instead of chisel-cut teeth, its surfacedotted with separate protruding teeth, formed bythe indentations of a pointed punch. It is used almost exclusively uiion comparativelysoft substances, as wood, horn, and the soft
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