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The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play.

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  1. n. The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play.
  2. the wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play.
  3. the wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into theteeth of which the pallets play.