bull wheel


nounMachinery.
  1. any large driving gear among smaller gears.

Origin of bull wheel

1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
  • Also called bull gear.

Words Nearby bull wheel

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How to use bull wheel in a sentence

  • The big graft in this neck-a woods is political, and the Red Tower gang is only set-a cogs in the bull-wheel.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
  • It will be noted that the guys are below the bull wheel so that the boom has a clear swing through a complete circle.

    Concrete Construction | Halbert P. Gillette