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cam

cam \'kam\ n [perh. fr. F came, fr. G kamm, lit., comb, fr. OHG kamb] : a 
   rotating or sliding piece that imparts motion to a roller moving again st 
   its edge or to a pin free to move in a groove on its face or that receives 
   motion from such a roller or pin