Bramahn.
/ˈbrɑːmə/, /ˈbramə/, U.S. /ˈbrɑmə/ Used attributively to designate machines, etc., invented by Bramah.
a. Bramah-key n. (also short Bramah)
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1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 46 Testing the influence of their patent Bramahs over the street-door locks to which they respectively belonged.
b. Bramah-lock n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > other types of lock
inlock1488
treble lock1680
French lock1787
ringlock1789
thumb-lock1801
bar-lock1828
permutation lock1835
check-lock1850
pin lock1851
time lock1858
garret-lock1860
dead lock1866
seal-lock1871
dead-latch1874
Bramah-lock1875
cylinder lock1878
police lock1910
ziplock1956
solenoid lock1976
D-lock1990
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 140 The Bramah lock has been long celebrated.
c. Bramah-pen n.
d. Bramah's press n. a hydraulic machine constructed to produce enormous pressure.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering dimensions > [noun] > press > hydraulic
hydrostatic press1797
water press1802
Bramah's press1846
hydraulic press1851
wheel-press1875
1846 G. N. Wright Cream Sci. Knowl. 55 Bramah's press..is on the principle of the hydrostatic bellows.
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