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Definition of hand crank in English: hand cranknoun A crank that is turned by hand. Example sentencesExamples - Private Confederate citizens built the Hunley, a primitive submarine powered by a hand crank.
- The hammer was soon replaced by a magneto powered with a hand crank.
- The machine will also feature a hand crank to recharge the batteries, 4 USB ports, and Wi-Fi hardware.
- The ‘twittering’ in the title doubtless refers to the birds, while the ‘machine’ is suggested by the hand crank.
- I still use the hand crank as opposed to a machine - I like to think it gives me exercise!
verb [with object]Operate (a device) by turning a crank by hand. the Professor began to hand-crank the machinery Example sentencesExamples - For example, on reading Fara's chapter titled ‘Robert Boyle and the Air-pump,’ one might infer that Boyle invented the first hand-cranked vacuum pump.
- In 1846 the first hand-cranked ice cream machine was made by Nancy Johnston, the dessert became a favorite summer past time in American households.
- Exposure depended on the speed of hand-cranking the slow black-and-white film.
- The gear and flaps were hand-cranked and I used two of the available three applications of brakes after the power was off.
- While Goffe's ‘inferior’ knitter was sold in New York City, the most likely hand-cranked knitting machine was that of Jonas B. Aiken.
Definition of hand crank in US English: hand cranknoun A crank that is turned by hand. Example sentencesExamples - The machine will also feature a hand crank to recharge the batteries, 4 USB ports, and Wi-Fi hardware.
- I still use the hand crank as opposed to a machine - I like to think it gives me exercise!
- Private Confederate citizens built the Hunley, a primitive submarine powered by a hand crank.
- The ‘twittering’ in the title doubtless refers to the birds, while the ‘machine’ is suggested by the hand crank.
- The hammer was soon replaced by a magneto powered with a hand crank.
verb [with object]Operate (a device) by turning a crank by hand. the Professor began to hand-crank the machinery Example sentencesExamples - In 1846 the first hand-cranked ice cream machine was made by Nancy Johnston, the dessert became a favorite summer past time in American households.
- Exposure depended on the speed of hand-cranking the slow black-and-white film.
- The gear and flaps were hand-cranked and I used two of the available three applications of brakes after the power was off.
- For example, on reading Fara's chapter titled ‘Robert Boyle and the Air-pump,’ one might infer that Boyle invented the first hand-cranked vacuum pump.
- While Goffe's ‘inferior’ knitter was sold in New York City, the most likely hand-cranked knitting machine was that of Jonas B. Aiken.
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