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scape-wheels

scape-wheels is the plural of scape-wheel.

Meaning of scape-wheel

Noun

scape-wheel (plural scape-wheels)

  1. The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into whose teeth the pallets play.
    Synonyms:
    escape wheel

Questions about scape-wheels

What is scape-wheels the plural of?
Scape-wheels is the plural of scape-wheel.

Words near scape-wheels in the dictionary

  1. scape-animal
  2. scape-animals
  3. scape-bird
  4. scape-birds
  5. scape-wheel
  6. scape-wheels
  7. scaped
  8. scapegallows
  9. scapegallowses
  10. scapegoat
  11. scapegoatable

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