- (n.) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
- (n.) The box, bucket or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.
- (n.) An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase.
- (n.) A place of confinement for malefactors.
- (n.) The catcher's wire mask.
- (v.i.) To confine in or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine.
- (n.) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
- (n.) A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
- (n.) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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