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steady pin

noun

Definition of steady pin 

1 : dowel sense 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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