n. 1. A fixed or removable cylindrical metal lining used to constrain, guide, or reduce friction. 2. Electricity An insulating lining for an aperture through which a conductor passes. 3. An adapter threaded to permit joining of pipes with different diameters. [From BUSH2.] |
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