mill wheel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mill wheel
before 1000; Middle English myln whele, Old English mylenhwēol. See mill 1, wheel
Example Sentences
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The canal’s water power, channeled through a mill wheel, drives a gigantic hammer inside the building punching down on the anvil.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
Work is well-organized energy usable for a purpose, like turning a mill wheel.
From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2020
In Act III, during Samson’s scene of captivity — shorn of his hair, blinded and turning a mill wheel — the character’s spirit is utterly broken.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2018
The mill wheel was the all-purpose appliance that could run saws, pump bellows, grind grain, keep trip hammers thumping, turn meat spits and rock babies, all at once.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like I said, slower than a mill wheel, those two are.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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