Phrase guide
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noun
The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: clock making
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noun
A flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.
