English Explanatory Dictionary

plummer block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a two-piece housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a pillow block.

Word forms

plummer block plummer blocks

Etymology

From an unknown word, possibly the surname Plummer a1796, + block

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