grasshopper engine
noun
a steam engine having a piston attached to one end of a beam that is hinged to an upright at the other end, the connecting rod being suspended from near the center of the beam.
Origin of grasshopper engine
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby grasshopper engine
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grasserie,
grassfinch,
grasshook,
grasshopper,
grasshopper engine,
grasshopper pie,
grasshopper sparrow,
grassland,
grassman,
grassman's law