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mortise wheel

mortise wheel noun: a cast-iron wheel, consisting of wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge.

Noun

mortise wheel (plural mortise wheels)

  1. A cast-iron wheel, consisting of wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge.
    Synonyms:
    mortise gear

Synonyms of mortise wheel

Forms of mortise wheel

pluralmortise wheels

Questions about mortise wheel

What does mortise wheel mean?
Mortise wheel means a cast-iron wheel, consisting of wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge.
What part of speech is mortise wheel?
Mortise wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of mortise wheel?
The plural of mortise wheel is mortise wheels.

Words near mortise wheel in the dictionary

  1. mortise
  2. mortise gear
  3. mortise gears
  4. mortise lock
  5. mortise locks
  6. mortise wheel
  7. mortise wheels
  8. mortise-and-tenon joint
  9. mortise-and-tenon joints
  10. mortised
  11. mortiser

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