the boxes of the driving axle of a locomotive engine, driving springs

pl. The springs fixed caused by irregularities in the rails. to support the weight and to deaden the shocks driving-wheel, s. motive to which the connecting-rods of the engine 1. Steam - eng .: One of the large wheels of a locoare attached. In the American practice the connecting-rod is usually coupled to a wrist on the The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia drizzle driver. This may be coupled by outside connecting rods to other wheels of the same size, so as to make drivers of the latter. In the English practice, with cylinders inside the frame, the connecting-rods are coupled to cranks on the axle of the driving wheels. 2. Harvester : The wheel which rests upon the ground, and whose tractional adherence thereto, as the frame is dragged along by the team, is the means of moving the gearing and giving motion to the cutter and reel. ( Knight .)