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
William, who had been snoring like a mill wheel grinding grain, rolled over and threw his long arm over Jeanne and Jacob and Gwenforte.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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