'Rocking shaft' definitions:
Definition of 'Rocking shaft'
From: GCIDE
- Rocking \Rock"ing\, a. Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking. [1913 Webster]
- Rocking shaft. (Mach.) See Rock shaft. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'rocking shaft'
From: GCIDE
- Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.) A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker, rocking shaft, and way shaft. [1913 Webster]