"big end" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "From the sound of that motor, I'd say yer big end's gone, mate.",
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        {
          "ref": "1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 441:",
          "text": "Except in the case of the largest 4-6-2, not yet in contemplation, use of two [outside] cylinders only was decided on for the following reasons:— […] 2. The split inside big end is a source of trouble at high speeds and powers unless exceptional integrity of maintenance can be guaranteed.",
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        "In a piston engine, the larger end (crankshaft end) of the connecting rod that connects a piston to the crankshaft."
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          "crankshaft",
          "crankshaft"
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          "connecting rod",
          "connecting rod"
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  "word": "big end"
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          "text": "From the sound of that motor, I'd say yer big end's gone, mate.",
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          "ref": "1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 441:",
          "text": "Except in the case of the largest 4-6-2, not yet in contemplation, use of two [outside] cylinders only was decided on for the following reasons:— […] 2. The split inside big end is a source of trouble at high speeds and powers unless exceptional integrity of maintenance can be guaranteed.",
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        "In a piston engine, the larger end (crankshaft end) of the connecting rod that connects a piston to the crankshaft."
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  "word": "big end"
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