A term referring to the rotating governors used on steam locomotives and related steam engines such as tractors. The brass balls acted as weights on the end of linkages, and rotated with the increase in RPM of the engine. As speeds rose, the balls swung outwards, rising on the linkages. At a pre-set height, the release valve would engage, lowering steam pressure and reining in the RPM to the allowable maximum. The balls rose towards the firewall and/or the walls of the cab., hence the term.
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Also, Sublime and Social Distortion both have songs by the title "Ball and Chain," though the songs are different from eachother.
Also, Sublime and Social Distortion both have songs by the title "Ball and Chain," though the songs are different from eachother.
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And it's Clegg to bowl to Butterworth*. Left arm spin, short ambling run up, and it's hit for six. Buffet ball, help yourself.
*After being told just to block, Butterworth walked off afting facing two balls, stumped for six.
*After being told just to block, Butterworth walked off afting facing two balls, stumped for six.
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Everytime I read comment on the internet, somebody's got to grow a pair of E- Balls like their a hardcore badass talking racist, homophobic bullshit.
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