Underlever

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lever behind the trigger guard of a rifle

    "Incidentally, the current underlevers developed and produced after World War II are vastly improved over the prewar types, though millions of the latter are still used."

  2. 2
    A particular piano component.

    "The wippen, a mechanism of underlevers, controls the jacks that push the hammers up to the strings."

Example

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"Incidentally, the current underlevers developed and produced after World War II are vastly improved over the prewar types, though millions of the latter are still used."

Etymology

From under- + lever.

Related phrases

trigger guard

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