Buffers

Examples

• Then the four Buffers, taking heart of grace all four at once, say: 'Deeply interested! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The comfort of passengers and the safety of freight have also been greatly increased by the invention of _Buffers_ on railroad cars and trains to prevent sudden and violent concussion. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He improved the springs of the carriages, and built buffers to prevent the bumping of the carriage ends, which had been very unpleasant for the earliest passengers. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Ursula looked with hatred on the buffers of the diminishing wagon. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Lastly, the looking-glass reflects Boots and Brewer, and two other stuffed Buffers interposed between the rest of the company and possible accidents. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He also found a new method of lubricating his carriage axles, his spring frames, the buffers, and the brakes he had built for the trains. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• At which the four Buffers, again mysteriously moved all four at once, explain, 'You can't resist! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Fluid pressure car buffers, in which a constant supply of fluid under pressure is provided by a pump or train pipe connected to the engine is one of a great variety. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• They include trimmers, stitch separators, edge setters, buffers, finishers, cleaners, stampers, shoe treers, creasers, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Buffers are even overheard to whisper Thir-ty Thou-sand Pou-nds! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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