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pitwheel

pitwheel noun: a wheel forming part of the machinery in a watermill, mounted on the opposite end of the axle to the waterwheel, and driving the wallower on the upright shaft or layshaft.

Noun

pitwheel (plural pitwheels)

  1. A wheel forming part of the machinery in a watermill, mounted on the opposite end of the axle to the waterwheel, and driving the wallower on the upright shaft or layshaft.

Forms of pitwheel

pluralpitwheels
alternative formpit wheel

Origin of pitwheel

From pit + wheel.

Questions about pitwheel

What does pitwheel mean?
Pitwheel means a wheel forming part of the machinery in a watermill, mounted on the opposite end of the axle to the waterwheel, and driving the wallower on the upright shaft or layshaft.
What part of speech is pitwheel?
Pitwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of pitwheel?
The plural of pitwheel is pitwheels.

Words near pitwheel in the dictionary

  1. pituriaspids
  2. pitviper
  3. pitvipers
  4. pitwall
  5. pitwalls
  6. pitwheel
  7. pitwheels
  8. pitwork
  9. pitwright
  10. pitwrights
  11. PITX

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