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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

(Mach.)

The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; – called also

baseplate

and

soleplate

bedplate ‎(plural bedplates)

(engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed.