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The following 5 entries include the term rack and.
rack-and-lever jack
nounrack-and-pinion press
noun: a punch press in which the pressure is applied to the slide by a rack-and-pinion mechanism
rack-and-pinion railway
nounrack and snail
noun: a mechanical arrangement in striking timepieces that allows the hands to be advanced to correct time without waiting for the striking to run through compare rack entry 3 sense 8c
go to rack and ruin
idiom: to become destroyed or ruined
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