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sprocket Definition


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sprocket
noun
    1. Any of a set of teeth on the rim of a driving wheel, eg fitting into the links of a chain or the holes on a strip of film.
    2. A wheel with sprockets.
      Form: sprocket wheel (also)
    3. A piece of wood used to build a roof out over the eaves. Also called cocking piece.
Etymology: 16c.



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