ballrace
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ballrace (plural ballraces)
- A friction-reducing device consisting of a ring containing freely-revolving ball bearings
- 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128:
- Home-made scooters could be special affairs made in carpenters' shops, or they could be made by boys with two rough-hewn pieces of wood put together with ball-races for the wheels.
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