pitwheel

pitwheel

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *puti
Old English pytt
Middle English pit
English pit
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
English pitwheel

    From pit + wheel.

    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.

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