gage wheel (gajhwel)

A small wheel on the forward end of the beam of a plow, used to determine the depth of the furrow. 2429 2. In coal - mining, a small embankment or heap of slack or rubbish, made at the entrance to a heading, as a means of fencing it off. Gresley. [South Staff ords hire, Eng.] -3. In needlework, the proce of puckering a fabric by means of gathering-threads arranged in parallel rows; the work so done. gain of gao, gau, usually go,