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pinch wheel
pinch wheel n.
Brit. 
/ˈpɪn(t)ʃ wiːl/
, /ˈpɪn(t)ʃ wiːl/U.S. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃ ˌ(h)wil/
(a) U.S. Gambling (rare), (probably) a paddle wheel which has been illegally altered so that the operator may stop it at will; (b) = pinch roller n./ˈpɪn(t)ʃ ˌ(h)wil/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] > using tape > part of
recording head1889
pinch wheel1898
capstan1948
deck1949
pinch roller1949
tape deck1949
pinch roll1953
stacked head1954
tape transport1954
1898 Middletown (N.Y.) Daily Argus 13 Aug. 5/4 An innocent farmer had built up a pile of $50 on a pinch wheel, which the fakir got in his pockets before the authorities stopped him.
1908 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 12 Aug. 1/3 Troopers..arrested T. J. Hague..on a charge of operating a pinch wheel.
1962 H. B. Hadden High-quality Sound Production & Reprod. x. 160 The tape is held in contact with the capstan by the pinch wheel.
1995 Camcorder User Apr. 67/1 Demagnetise and clean the heads, pinch wheels and all metal in the tape path of audio cassette decks.
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