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   Cog

   /kôɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar: "the cogs and springs of a watch"
   • ▪ each of the projections on a cog: "applewood was the favorite material for the cogs or teeth of a cogwheel"

   Word Origin Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish kugge and Norwegian kug.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cogged adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

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