tranoe n.— «Metalux’s unique sound partially derives from their gear. Besides guitars and synthesizers, the two use a reel-to-reel tape machine and something invented by Baltimore instrument inventor Peter B. called a “tranoe”...
Goldberg n. a complicated machine or machine part. Also (Rube) Goldberg device, Goldberg machine. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
cash out n.— «“Cash out” services can be arranged with those offering to take the encoded plastic to a cash machine and make daily withdrawals until the account is depleted. (The cash-out risk commands a premium—often 50 percent or...
lady finger
n.— «Lady finger. Worker who keeps the floor around the machine clear of iron particles.» —“Machinists” by Mendelowitz Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
whore broke down
n.— «Whore broke down. An expression meaning that a machine has broken down.» —“Machinists” by Mendelowitz Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
giggling gear other.— «“Giggling Gear”—This is a term used in playing a joke on an apprentice who will be sent to the stock room ostensibly to get a part for a machine [sic] being instructed to ask for a “giggling gear,”...