Self`-start"er, n. A mechanism
(usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an
explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an
automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without
cranking it by hand.
Self`-start"er, n. A mechanism
(usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an
explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an
automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without
cranking it by hand.