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brushwheel

brushwheel noun: one of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing surfaces covered with stiff hairs, cloth, or leather instead.

Noun

brushwheel (plural brushwheels)

  1. One of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing surfaces covered with stiff hairs, cloth, or leather instead.

Forms of brushwheel

pluralbrushwheels

Origin of brushwheel

From brush + wheel.

Questions about brushwheel

What does brushwheel mean?
Brushwheel means one of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing surfaces covered with stiff hairs, cloth, or leather instead.
What part of speech is brushwheel?
Brushwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of brushwheel?
The plural of brushwheel is brushwheels.

Words near brushwheel in the dictionary

  1. brushturkeys
  2. brushup
  3. brushups
  4. brushware
  5. brushwares
  6. brushwheel
  7. brushwheels
  8. brushwise
  9. brushwood
  10. brushwoods
  11. brushwork

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