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chainwheel

American  
[cheyn-hweel, -weel] / ˈtʃeɪnˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

noun

Machinery.

  1. sprocket.

Etymology

Origin of chainwheel

First recorded in 1835–45; chain + wheel

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