Figure 2. Fork calipers perform two tasks at once. They measure the thickness of the fork arm. shank (Fig. 1) and then automatically. indicate what a 10% wear factor would be when the. calipers are applied to the blade cross section (Fig. 2). 50mm/2.
Historically they have spoken the dialect of German known as Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch. In this context, the word Dutch does not refer to the Dutch people or their descendants, but to Deutsch (German).ennsylvania Dutch is most likely a corruption of the endonym Deitsch, which is a local variant of the modern German endonym Deutsch, meaning German.
Definition of Pennsylvania Dutch. 1  1 : a people originally of eastern Pennsylvania whose characteristic cultural traditions go back to the German migrations of the 18th century. 2  2 : a dialect of German spoken mainly in Amish communities especially in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.