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Pulley :: Pulley (v. t.) A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain..

Throw :: Throw (n.) A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a)..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine..

Trochal :: Trochal (a.) Resembling a wheel.

Brush :: Brush (n.) The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as, we got a brush from the wheel as it passed..

Caracole :: Caracole (v. i.) To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel..

Face :: Face (n.) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face..

Cyclo- :: Cyclo- () A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel..

Roll :: Roll (n.) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels..

Vinaigrette :: Vinaigrette (n.) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man..

Leader :: Leader (n.) The principal wheel in any kind of machinery.

Opisometer :: Opisometer (n.) An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map..

Bicycle :: Bicycle (n.) A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A spinning wheel. See under Spinning.

Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A potter's wheel. See under Potter.

Boss :: Boss (n.) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another..

Trig :: Trig (v. t.) To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid..

Fusee :: Fusee (n.) A similar wheel used in other machinery.

Quarter :: Quarter (v. i.) To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels..

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