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cog (1)

cog [ kog ] (plural cogs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tooth engaging with wheel for motion: a projection on the edge of a gearwheel that engages with corresponding parts on another wheel to transfer motion from one wheel to the other

2. somebody with minor role in organization: somebody regarded as a small and unimportant part of a large organization or system

3. mechanical engineering 
Same as  cogwheel


[13th century. Probably < N Germanic]

cogged adjective
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