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Stupid Mistake With Overhead Return

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noun

• an embarrassing mistake

34%7 Found in both overhead valve and overhead cam engines
noun

• A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.

• A rod in an internal gear hub that actuates the shifting mechanism.

33%7 Someone who acts foolishly or makes a stupid mistake
noun

• (Yiddish) a jerk

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