8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the
compass card. Totten.
9. (Mech.) (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a
fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the
resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock. (b) A heavy
wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to
regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia,
where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is
variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel
(below).
10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the
engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop;
a latch. Knight.
11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel
or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
Knight.
13. (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the
press. (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a
power printing press for doing the same work.
14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the
ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other
place.