Soleplate
Pronunciation : Sole"plate`, n. (Mach.) (a) A bedplate; as
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Definition :
soleplate of a steam engine. (b) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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