Self-contained steam engine
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Self-contained — Self con*tained , a. 1. Having self control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one s self. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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