hunting cog

== English == === Noun === hunting cog (plural hunting cogs) (archaic, mechanics) A tooth in the larger of a pair gear wheels, which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth and reducing wear. === References === “hunting”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.