Chucking

//ˈt͡ʃʌkɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The holding of an object in a chuck.

    "A complete lay-out showing each operation in the three chuckings required to finish a cross-head of typical design is shown in Fig. 11."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of chuck form-of, gerund, participle, present

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abjurationarcherycastingcontemptcontradictiondeclination

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"A complete lay-out showing each operation in the three chuckings required to finish a cross-head of typical design is shown in Fig. 11."

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