banking pin

noun

1

: either of two upright pins limiting the angular motion of the pallet fork in a timepiece having a lever escapement

2

: a pin emerging horizontally from the rim of a balance in a cylinder escapement or verge escapement to limit the arc of the balance

3

: regulator pin

Word History

Etymology

from present participle of bank entry 2

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