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brake lining

noun

  1. the material, usually asbestos combined with other materials, used as the friction-producing element of a brake.

brake lining

noun

  1. a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brake lining1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Asbestos brake lining was produced here starting in 1915, and a fabric manufacturer took over in 1937.

The brake-lining which had been wished on her at Saddle Back was burnt out.

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