dividing engine

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dividing \Di*vid"ing\, a.
   That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for
      astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also,
      for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels.

   {Dividing sinker}. (Knitting Mach.). See under {Sinker}.
      [1913 Webster]