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wharve
[ wawrv, hwawrv ]
noun
- Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley.
wharve
/ wɔːv /
noun
- a wooden disc or wheel on a shaft serving as a flywheel or pulley
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wharve1
before 1000; Middle English wherve, Old English hweorfa; derivative of hwerfan to revolve
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wharve1
Old English hweorfa, from hweorfan to revolve; related to Old Saxon hwervo axis, Old High German hwerbo a turn
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