'Bayonet clutch' definitions:

Definition of 'Bayonet clutch'

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  • Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette, ba["i]onnette; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. [1913 Webster]
  • Bayonet clutch. See Clutch.
  • Bayonet joint, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. --Knight.
  • bayonet mount, (photography) a coupling mechanism for attaching removable lenses to the body of a camera, using a bayonet socket.
  • bayonet socket, a coupling mechanism for attaching matching cylindrical parts to each other, where each of which has an arced L-shaped slot with the longer side perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, such that the slots slide inside each other. There is also usually a knoblike projection on the mount so that when the two parts to be connected are fully inserted in proper alignment, they are locked in place. It is designed for rapid coupling and decoupling, requiring the turning of one part through only a small arc, in place of a screw-type arrangement, which requires several full turns. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'Bayonet clutch'

From: GCIDE
  • Clutch \Clutch\ (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge- is a prefix) to seize. Cf. Latch a catch.]
  • 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. "The clutch of poverty." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • An expiring clutch at popularity. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
  • But Age, with his stealing steps, Hath clawed me in his clutch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. pl. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary. [1913 Webster]
  • I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Zool.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird. [1913 Webster]
  • Bayonet clutch (Mach.), a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft. [1913 Webster]