Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 708
ject fromthe bar of which it formed a part; that is, the work is placed between the edge of the anvil andthat of the chisel immediately above the same; the two resemble in effect a pair of shears. When it is required to make a set-off, it is done by placing the intended shoulder at the edge of… … 1773.
Mechanical engineering
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