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Rams·bot·tom safety valve | \ ˈramzˌbätəm- \
Definition of Ramsbottom safety valve
: a safety valve used especially on locomotives in which two valves are pressed down by a single spring attached to a crosspiece prolonged to form a hand lever by which the valves may be eased up to test their adjustment
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