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Hinge
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(in Mid. Eng. henge or heeng, from hengen, to hang), a movable joint, particularly that by which a door or window "hangs" from its side-post, or by which a lid or cover is attached to that which it closes; also any device which allows two parts to be joined together and move upon each other (see Joinery). Figuratively the word is used of that on which something depends, a cardinal or turning point, a crisis.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hinge'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hinge.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hinge'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hinge.html. 1910.
