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bn:00075936n

Noun Concept

take-up

Any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom) WordNet 3.0

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Any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. Wiktionary

A take-up that winds photographic film on a spool WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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device

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

take-up

Wiktionary

take-up