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cog
[käɡ]
NOUN
cogs (plural noun)
- a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar.
sprocket
[ˈspräkət]
NOUN
sprockets (plural noun) ·
sprocket wheel (noun) ·
sprocket wheels (plural noun)
- each of several projections on the rim of a wheel that engage with the links of a chain or with holes in film, tape, or paper.
Just say'n!
Yes, a freewheel cog is not a cog. It is clearly a sprocket.
As a former editor, that usage has always bothered me a little. But I try not to be that guy in the opera audience who yells "Brava!" when the soprano finishes the aria, meanwhile looking scornfully around at all the yahoos who are yelling "Bravo!"
But like most former editors, I all too often find myself being that guy whether I want to be or not. The life of the pedant is more about frustration than satisfaction