sprocketlessadj.
/ˈsprɒkᵻtləs/, U.S. /ˈsprɑkətləs/ Now rare.
That does not employ or require a sprocket (sprocket n. 2b) or sprocket holes.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > with or without specific parts
axlessa1618
cogged1825
spoky1832
soled1845
sprocketed1875
unfellied1885
spoked1890
vaned1891
sprocketless1897
spindleless1964
hubless1970
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having sprocket-holes > not
sprocketless1897
1897 Daily Leader (Bloomington, Illinois) 14 Dec. 3/2 Not only is it chainless, but sprocketless and, one might say, crankless.
1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. vi. 2/8 The smooth, quick operation results from the projector's sprocketless film drive.
1978 Broadcast 23 Apr. 24/2 Synchronising sprocketed film..with sprocketless video tape.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1897- have a recourse to
- have a regard to
- have the heels of
- have the higher hand
- have the honour
- have the horn
- have the hot hand
- have the hots for
- have the jump on
- have the key of the street
- have the keys of
- have the last laugh
- have the last word
- have the laugh on a person
- have the laugh on one's side
- have the law in one's own hands
- have the law to do
- have the legs
- have the legs of
- have the legs on
- have the lift
- have the look of
- have the lower hand
- have the luck of the irish
- have the making of