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| cog [ kog ] (plural cogs) |
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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
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2. somebody with minor role in organization: somebody regarded as a small and unimportant part of a large organization or system
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3. mechanical engineering
Same as cogwheel
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| [13th century. Probably < N Germanic] |
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  cogged adjective |
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