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Webster 1913 Edition
Dead-stroke
Dead′-strokeˊ
,Adj.
(Mech.)
Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
Dead-stroke hammer
(Mach.)
, a power hammer having a spring interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head, or helve, to lessen the recoil of the hammer and reduce the shock upon the mechanism.