hang-down, n. and a.
(ˈhæŋdaʊn)
[f. phrase to hang down (see hang v. 8).]
A. n. That which hangs down, spec. in certain technical uses. B. adj. That hangs down.
| 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 172 Hang down, or hanger, a bearing suspended from a roof or beam for the journal of a shaft. 1904 Goodchild & Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 279/2 Hang down (Eng.), a frame for suspending a bearing from a roof or beam.— (Foundry), the sling which supports heavy weights in the foundry; the upper ends of the rods of the sling are attached to the travelling crane. 1906 Kipling Actions & Reactions (1909) 212 As Guiseppe [sic] unshipped the working mechanism of the organ (it developed a hang-down leg) from its wheels. 1967 Punch 31 May 804/2 Vintage varieties of [cider] apples (with names such as Dabinett, Woodbine, Slack-Ma-Girdle, Hangdown, Sheep's Nose) can be used for no other purpose. |