An object attached to another at a right angle, with a shaft protruding on one end for someone to grasp and turn a mechanism inside of the other object. The end intended to grip is typically textured/made out of materials to be easily gripped.


h4. See also
[[gatling gun]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Crank (mechanism)":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_(mechanism)]
* "Wikipedia: Crankshift":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankshaft]
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