hang-downn.adj.
/ˈhaŋdaʊn/ A. n.
That which hangs down, spec. in certain technical uses.
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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > that which hangs or is suspended
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pendule1578
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hang-down1888
1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 172 Hang down, or hanger, a bearing suspended from a roof or beam for the journal of a shaft.
1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 279/2 Hang down (Eng.), a frame for suspending a bearing from a roof or beam.— (Foundry), the sling which supports heavy weights in the foundry; the upper ends of the rods of the sling are attached to the travelling crane.
1967 Punch 31 May 804/2 Vintage varieties of [cider] apples (with names such as Dabinett, Woodbine, Slack-Ma-Girdle, Hangdown, Sheep's Nose) can be used for no other purpose.
B. adj.
That hangs down.
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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down
pendent?a1300
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hang-down1906
1906 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions (1909) 212 As Guiseppe [sic] unshipped the working mechanism of the organ (it developed a hang-down leg) from its wheels.
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