A mechanical pathway or system using cogs or gears; a route or passage incorporating cog-wheel mechanisms.
From 'cog' (a tooth on a wheel) combined with 'way' (path or passage), following English compound word formation.
During the Industrial Revolution, engineers created various specialized mechanical systems, and 'cogway' might have been an attempt to describe inclined railways or gear-driven transport systems, though it never became standard terminology.
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