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Working point

Working \Work"ing\, a & n. from Work.

The word must cousin be to the working.
--Chaucer.

Working beam. See Beam, n. 10.

Working class, the class of people who are engaged in manual labor, or are dependent upon it for support; laborers; operatives; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Working day. See under Day, n.

Working drawing, a drawing, as of the whole or part of a structure, machine, etc., made to a scale, and intended to be followed by the workmen. Working drawings are either general or detail drawings.

Working house, a house where work is performed; a workhouse.

Working point (Mach.), that part of a machine at which the effect required; the point where the useful work is done.

Usage examples of "working point".

When you turn the lock, a slight sound is made when the proper number comes opposite the working point.

As the combination turned, a slight sound was made when the proper number came opposite the working point.

Ranger scout teams carried them in case they had to take prisoners while working point.