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M'-Naught

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(v. t.) To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam between the center and the flywheel end, using high-pressure steam and working as a compound engine, - a plan introduced by M'Naught, a Scottish engineer, in 1845.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'M'-Naught'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/m-naught.html. 1828.
 
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