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Cam pawl

A device that allows a wheel to turn in one direction, but prevents its turning in the opposite direction.

The cam pawl, an eccentric that rides over the surface of a wheel, allows the wheel to turn in one direction, but when it tries to turn in the opposite direction, the cam wedges against the wheel and prevents its turning.

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