2. An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water.

Chain"work` (?), n. Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work.

Chair (?), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher's or professor's chair, Gr. &?; down + &?; seat, &?; to sit, akin to E. sit. See Sit, and cf. Cathedral, chaise.]

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