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under- +‎ spoke

名詞

underspoke (複数形 underspokes)

1. A spoke that is positioned on the underside.
   • 1880, The Illustrated Carpenter and Builder - Volume 7:

     For instance, let him take a 5ft. wheel with 3in. dish, and put the underside of his arm at right angles to a perpendicular underspoke, he will find it simply impossible with any ordinary arm.

   • 1891, The Automotive Manufacturer - Volume 32, page 200:

     The fact of the spindle of the Collinge axle being parallel necessarily causes the dropping of the outer ends many degrees below the horizontal to accommodate the dish of the wheel and produce a vertical underspoke.

   • 1907, Motor Body, Paint and Trim - Volume 43, page 42:

     The underspoke pointing squarely toward the floor on which the vehicle stands should be plumb when loaded.