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Self-contained steam engine

Self-contained \Self`-con*tained"\, a.

  1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.

  2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself. Self-contained steam engine.

    1. A steam engine having both bearings for the crank shaft attached to the frame of the engine.

    2. A steam engine and boiler combined and fastened together; a portable steam engine.