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A preserved hit-and-miss engine: 1917 Amanco 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 hp (1.7 kW) 'Hired Man' A hit-and-miss engine or Hit 'N' Miss is a type of stationary internal combustion engine that is controlled by a governor to only fire at a set speed. They are usually 4-stroke, but 2-stroke versions were also made.
Hit and miss may refer to: Hit & Miss, a 2012 British television series starring Chloë Sevigny; Hit-and-miss engine, a type of internal combustion engine "Hit and Miss", a 1960 song by The John Barry Seven plus Four
A headless engine or fixed head engine [1] is an engine where the end of the cylinder is cast as one piece with the cylinder and crankcase. [2] The most well known headless engines are the Fairbanks-Morse Z and the Witte Headless hit and miss engine [3]
Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...
Hit or Miss is a patience or card solitaire that uses a deck of 52 playing cards. It is an unusual one in that the player deals the cards one at a time. The game is significantly based on luck-of-the-draw, but the process of elimination gives it appeal nonetheless. [2]
Richard Gere recently said farewell to a piece of his life in the U.S., six months after first revealing his desire to relocate to Spain. The Pretty Woman actor, 75, sold his $11 million New ...
The Witte Iron Works was a maker of hit and miss engines. The company was started in 1870 by August Witte in Kansas City. His son Ed Witte built the company's first crude gasoline engine in 1886. In 1894 gas engines would be the company's primary focus. [1] They made the Witte's Junior Headless engine, Witte portables, and a Dragsaw. In 1911 ...
Imagine if you walked into a bar and there was a long line of people waiting to hit you. That’s the punch line. The only idea that flat-earthers fear is sphere itself.