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break-circuit
break-circuit n.
Brit. 
/ˈbreɪkˌsəːkɪt/
, /ˈbreɪkˌsəːkɪt/U.S. /ˈbreɪkˌsərkət/
a device for opening and closing an electric circuit./ˈbreɪkˌsərkət/ΘΚΠ
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a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 130/2 Break-circuit, an arrangement on an electro-magnetic or magneto-electric instrument, by which an operator can open or close the circuit at pleasure.
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- not to know something from shinola
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- not to know what hit one
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- not to know —— from shit
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- not to look at
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