spring gaitern.
/ˈsprɪŋ ˌɡeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌɡeɪdər/ΘΚΠ
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1846 Newcastle Courant 24 Apr. 1/1 Gibb's patent spring gaiters and woolen travelling overalls.
1856 W. H. G. Kingston Western Wanderings II. vii. 135 I put my foot into an American india-rubber golosh, above which I wore a stout spring gaiter.
1917 Manitoba Free Press 2 Mar. 8/3 (advt.) Have you seen these new spring gaiters in grey or fawn?
2. A covering or sheath for a spring (spring n.1 25), esp. one which is lubricated. Now rare.
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1917 Illustr. London News 6 Jan. 24/3 Perhaps the best service [Brothers]..has ever rendered was by the introduction of the ‘Duco’ spring gaiter.
1924 A. W. Judge Mod. Motor Cars II. 21 A spring gaiter of the lubricating type.
1954 Autocar 16 July 78 (caption) A Wefco spring gaiter of strong hide leather, with grease nipple.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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