cogged


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cog 1

 (kŏg, kôg)
n.
1. One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear.
2. A cogwheel.
3. A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.
[Middle English cogge, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish kugg, kugge.]
cogged adj.

cog 2

 (kŏg, kôg)
v. cogged, cog·ging, cogs
v.tr.
To load or manipulate (dice) fraudulently.
v.intr.
To cheat, especially at dice.
n.
An instance of cheating; a swindle.
[Origin unknown.]

cog 3

 (kŏg, kôg)
n.
A tenon projecting from a wooden beam designed to fit into an opening in another beam to form a joint.
tr.v. cogged, cog·ging, cogs
To join with tenons.
[Alteration (influenced by cog) of cock, to join with tenons.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cogged - having cogs; "a cogged wheel"
toothed - having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed"
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I thought to find one stubborn, at the least; but my one cogged circle fits into all their various wheels, and they revolve.
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Jerry remembered another high-grass adventure, when he and his brother Michael had fought Owmi, another black distinguishable for the cogged wheels of an alarm clock on his chest.
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Since the 19th century, biologists have known that crocodilians have cogged teeth made of connective tissue.
Toothy valves control crocodile hearts

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