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sway-
the vb.-stem or n. used in comb: sway-bar, (a) a circular piece of timber on the hinder end of the fore-hounds of a carriage, resting on the coupling-poles and sliding on them when the carriage turns; (b) chiefly N. Amer., a bar joining the suspension assemblies of corresponding wheels at either side of a motor vehicle so as to reduce rolling when cornering; an anti-roll bar; sway-beam, an early name for the side-lever in a steam-engine; = beam n.1 11; sway-bracing, diagonal bracing of a bridge designed to prevent swaying; so sway-brace n.; sway-brace v., to strengthen with a sway-brace; sway plate, the plate covering the sway-bar; † sway tree, ? a crane.
1801W. Felton Carriages II. Suppl. 18 For the purpose of putting in new futchels, a *sway bar, [etc.]. 1812Chron. in Ann. Reg. 148/1 The shock..broke a sway-bar, and threw the state coachman off the box. 1890Lincoln Gaz. 6 Sept. 6/5 To..unship pole and sway-bars. 1973Hot Rod Oct. 108/1 Also known as stabilizer bars, antiroll bars, or just plain sway bars, these little goodies..can make so much difference you wouldn't believe it. 1979Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 3 Oct. c. 14/5 (Advt.), 69 MGB... High performance sway bars, Monza exhaust system.
1839R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Eng. 69 The *sway beams or side levers, two of which are attached to each engine.
1909Century Dict., Suppl., *Sway-brace, a diagonal bracing used to resist side- or swaying-strains.
1894W. H. Warren Engin. Construction xix. 304 High trestle piers of timber present great varieties in design. They should be thoroughly *sway-braced. 1903Sci. Amer. 19 Sept. 202/3 The two legs of the tower will be heavily sway-braced.
1864Webster, *Sway-bracing (Engin.), the horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying.
1852Burn Naval & Milit. Dict. (1863), *Sway plate, coiffe de grande sassoire.
c1632in Brand Newcastle (1789) I. 370 note, One *swea tree with two rolles for taking and laying down lair⁓stones. |