There was a wooden catch geared through the roof of that trap so nicely, that, when the pole was in the notch of it, the trap was set to spring at any kind of pull on the bait.
"Winter Fun"
William O. Stoddard
Only trouble is that Joe's jumping apparatus is so geared that he only jumps straight up and lands back in the same place.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day
I then felt reconciled, and persuaded my friend to let him alone, and we returned to his waggon, geared up, and started.
"A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee."
Davy Crockett