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handspike(dictionary)

Circinus (iou) and handspike (medicine)


Circinus (iou)



Circinus noun. E19.
[Latin circinus pair of compasses.]
(The name of) a small constellation of the southern hemisphere, in the Milky Way next to Centaurus; the Compasses.

handspike (medicine)


handspike


A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.

Source: Websters Dictionary