wheelpit

wheelpit

English

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Etymology

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

    From wheel + pit.

    Noun

    wheelpit (plural wheelpits)

    1. A pit in the ground, in which the lower part of a flywheel runs.

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