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bookwheel

bookwheel noun: a millwheel-shaped contraption allowing a reader to toggle between different books, all kept upright on separate shelves as the wheel turns.

Noun

bookwheel (plural bookwheels)

  1. (historical) A millwheel-shaped contraption allowing a reader to toggle between different books, all kept upright on separate shelves as the wheel turns.

Forms of bookwheel

pluralbookwheels

Origin of bookwheel

From book + wheel.

Questions about bookwheel

What does bookwheel mean?
Bookwheel means a millwheel-shaped contraption allowing a reader to toggle between different books, all kept upright on separate shelves as the wheel turns.
What part of speech is bookwheel?
Bookwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of bookwheel?
The plural of bookwheel is bookwheels.

Words near bookwheel in the dictionary

  1. Bookwalters
  2. bookward
  3. bookwards
  4. bookware
  5. bookways
  6. bookwheel
  7. bookwheels
  8. bookwise
  9. bookword
  10. bookwords
  11. bookwork

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