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steady pin
noun
Definition of steady pin
1 : dowel 1
2 : a device (such as a pin or sunk key) used to prevent a pulley from turning on a shaft or spindle
3a : a long guide pin attached to a cope or pattern to enable it to be lifted vertically b : core print
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