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(n.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/detent.html. 1828.
 
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