Gear's "tooth" Crossword Clue

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Gear's "tooth" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. tooth on the rim of gear wheel
2. a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
(verb)
1. join pieces of wood with cogs
2. roll steel ingots

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOOTH (noun)
1. a means of enforcement
2. hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
GEAR (verb)
1. set the level or character of
GEAR (noun)
1. a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
2. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

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