English Explanatory Dictionary

going barrel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A barrel containing the mainspring, with teeth on its periphery to drive the train.
A device for maintaining a force to drive the train while the timepiece is being wound up.

Word forms

going barrel going barrels

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