Mechanical gears or components that are designed to be pulled or drawn in order to transmit motion or change mechanical action in machinery.
From 'draw' (to pull) + 'gear' (Old Norse gørva, to prepare). Industrial machinery term.
Drawgear mechanics appear in everything from old printing presses to textile looms—they represent a clever way to convert pulling motion into rotational motion.
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