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noun Machinery.
any large driving gear among smaller gears.
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Also called bull gear.

Origin of bull wheel

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Words nearby bull wheel

bull thistle, bull tongue, bull trout, bullwaddy, bullwhacker, bull wheel, bullwhip, bully, bully beef, bullyboy, bullycide
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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
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