'Hindleys screw' definitions:

Definition of 'Hindleys screw'

From: GCIDE
  • Hindleys screw \Hind"ley"s screw`\ (Mech.) A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to work. It is named from the person who first used the form. Hindoo