gearingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪrɪŋ/

Etymology: gear n., gear v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. dialect. Harness.

ΚΠ

1863 Mrs. Toogood Specim. Yorks. Dial. Put the gearing on t' hoses and go away to plough.

1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness (at cited word) Gearin, harness.

2. Working implements, ‘plant’.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun]

tacklea1325

enginea1393

geara1400

workhorse1463

graith1513

trinketc1525

implementsa1552

furniture1577

store1605

tew1616

thing1662

stock-in-trade1775

tack1777

apparatus1796

work thing1812

gearinga1854

matériel1856

plant1867

hardware1947

workhorse1949

a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) i. 76 Our colliers and salters..belonged..to their respective works, with which they were sold as a part of the gearing.

a. The action of fitting a machine with gear; the manner in which a machine is geared; concrete apparatus for the transmission of motion or power, e.g. a train of toothed wheels = gear n. 7. Often preceded by some qualifying word, as bevel-gearing, spur-gearing, etc. ; also with adverbs, as in gearing-down, gearing-up. out of gearing: out of gear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > in disorder [phrase]

at or on six and sevenOE

out of kinda1375

out of rulea1387

out of tonea1400

out of joint1415

out of nockc1520

out of tracea1529

out of order1530

out of tune1535

out of square1555

out of kilter1582

off the hinges?1608

out of (the) hinges?1608

in, out of gear1814

out of gearing1833

off the rails1848

on the bumc1870

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > cog or gear

cog-wheel1416

main wheel1678

spur-wheel1731

rack wheel1772

spur gear1808

gear1829

gearing1833

spur gearing1844

pitch wheel1854

tooth-wheel1862

gear-wheel1874

maintaining wheel1874

cog1883

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 350 These wires pass through the gearing, between the bars of a reed, as in linen~weaving.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. II. 210 The speed requisite for the propeller is obtained by means of accelerating gearing.

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xviii. §740 It is so stable and true in its work that nothing can throw it out of gearing.

1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 49 By an entire rearrangement of the gearing of the machine, he shortly succeeded in greatly lessening the wear and tear of the ropes.

1869 R. B. Smyth Gold Fields Victoria 612 Gearing—A series of wheels working into each other whereby motion is transmitted.

1882 Knowledge 10 Mar. 397/2 When the gearing down is carried to a great extent, the pedals make two revolutions for one revolution of the driving-wheels. A machine so geared can be ridden up a steep hill easier than a bicycle.

b. Finance. (See quots.) Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > management of assets, capital, or investments

marshalment1790

abstinence1836

gearing1932

liquidity preference1936

inflation-proofing1973

intermediation1977

1932 H. Parkinson Sci. Investment ix. 88 Among the stocks shown in the table, the high gearing of the railways is conspicuous.

1936 Economist 14 Mar. 594/1 The ‘gearing ratio’ is the proportion borne by the total net assets of the company to the net assets available for the common stock.

1959 Jrnl. Inst. Bankers Apr. 149 The simplest form of gearing is the issue of two classes of shares of which one class gives a preferential right to a fixed percentage dividend before the holders of the other class receive anything.

1965 A. Seldon & F. G. Pennance Everyman's Dict. Econ. 193 Gearing, the proportion of a company's annual income allocated to ‘prior charges’ (interest on debentures and preference dividends), the remainder going to the ordinary shareholders. Where it is high the company is said to be highly geared, and conversely.

Compounds

General attributive.

gearing-beam n.

ΚΠ

1835 J. W. Monett in J. H. Ingraham South-West II. App. 288 Two gearing beams are laid across, for supporting the machinery.

gearing-chain n.

ΚΠ

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Gearing-chain, an endless chain transmitting motion from one toothed wheel to another.

gearing-wheel n.

ΚΠ

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 109 Two eighty-horse steam-engines..are mounted with their great geering-wheels on the ground floor.

1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 81 Made to revolve by means of the ‘gearing’ or driving wheels.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gearing
释义	gearingn. Brit. /ˈɡɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡɪrɪŋ/ Etymology: gear n., gear v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. dialect. Harness. ΚΠ 1863 Mrs. Toogood Specim. Yorks. Dial. Put the gearing on t' hoses and go away to plough. 1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness (at cited word) Gearin, harness. 2. Working implements, ‘plant’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun] tacklea1325 enginea1393 geara1400 workhorse1463 graith1513 trinketc1525 implementsa1552 furniture1577 store1605 tew1616 thing1662 stock-in-trade1775 tack1777 apparatus1796 work thing1812 gearinga1854 matériel1856 plant1867 hardware1947 workhorse1949 a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) i. 76 Our colliers and salters..belonged..to their respective works, with which they were sold as a part of the gearing. 3. a. The action of fitting a machine with gear; the manner in which a machine is geared; concrete apparatus for the transmission of motion or power, e.g. a train of toothed wheels = gear n. 7. Often preceded by some qualifying word, as bevel-gearing, spur-gearing, etc. ; also with adverbs, as in gearing-down, gearing-up. out of gearing: out of gear. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > in disorder [phrase] at or on six and sevenOE out of kinda1375 out of rulea1387 out of tonea1400 out of joint1415 out of nockc1520 out of tracea1529 out of order1530 out of tune1535 out of square1555 out of kilter1582 off the hinges?1608 out of (the) hinges?1608 in, out of gear1814 out of gearing1833 off the rails1848 on the bumc1870 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > cog or gear cog-wheel1416 main wheel1678 spur-wheel1731 rack wheel1772 spur gear1808 gear1829 gearing1833 spur gearing1844 pitch wheel1854 tooth-wheel1862 gear-wheel1874 maintaining wheel1874 cog1883 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 350 These wires pass through the gearing, between the bars of a reed, as in linen~weaving. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. II. 210 The speed requisite for the propeller is obtained by means of accelerating gearing. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xviii. §740 It is so stable and true in its work that nothing can throw it out of gearing. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 49 By an entire rearrangement of the gearing of the machine, he shortly succeeded in greatly lessening the wear and tear of the ropes. 1869 R. B. Smyth Gold Fields Victoria 612 Gearing—A series of wheels working into each other whereby motion is transmitted. 1882 Knowledge 10 Mar. 397/2 When the gearing down is carried to a great extent, the pedals make two revolutions for one revolution of the driving-wheels. A machine so geared can be ridden up a steep hill easier than a bicycle. b. Finance. (See quots.) Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > management of assets, capital, or investments marshalment1790 abstinence1836 gearing1932 liquidity preference1936 inflation-proofing1973 intermediation1977 1932 H. Parkinson Sci. Investment ix. 88 Among the stocks shown in the table, the high gearing of the railways is conspicuous. 1936 Economist 14 Mar. 594/1 The ‘gearing ratio’ is the proportion borne by the total net assets of the company to the net assets available for the common stock. 1959 Jrnl. Inst. Bankers Apr. 149 The simplest form of gearing is the issue of two classes of shares of which one class gives a preferential right to a fixed percentage dividend before the holders of the other class receive anything. 1965 A. Seldon & F. G. Pennance Everyman's Dict. Econ. 193 Gearing, the proportion of a company's annual income allocated to ‘prior charges’ (interest on debentures and preference dividends), the remainder going to the ordinary shareholders. Where it is high the company is said to be highly geared, and conversely. Compounds General attributive. gearing-beam n. ΚΠ 1835 J. W. Monett in J. H. Ingraham South-West II. App. 288 Two gearing beams are laid across, for supporting the machinery. gearing-chain n. ΚΠ 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Gearing-chain, an endless chain transmitting motion from one toothed wheel to another. gearing-wheel n. ΚΠ 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 109 Two eighty-horse steam-engines..are mounted with their great geering-wheels on the ground floor. 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 81 Made to revolve by means of the ‘gearing’ or driving wheels. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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