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Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground..

Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from damage by carriage wheels..

Spurned :: Spurling-line (n.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.

Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..

Dennet :: Dennet (n.) A light, open, two-wheeled carriage for one horse; a kind of gig..

Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..

Sterquilinous :: Stern-wheeler (n.) A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels.

Noria :: Noria (n.) A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel..

Chain Wheel :: Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel..

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc..

Barouche :: Barouche (n.) A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat..

Fanner :: Fanner (n.) A fan wheel; a fan blower. See under Fan.

Drag :: Drag (v. t.) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation under Drag, v. i., 3..

Rail :: Rail (n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc..

Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost..

Wain :: Wain (n.) A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon..

Driver :: Driver (n.) The driving wheel of a locomotive.

Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..

Count-wheel :: Count-wheel (n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes.

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