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Quarter :: Quarter (n.) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp..

Hub :: Hub (n.) The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box..

Whelp :: Whelp (n.) One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

Rolling :: Rolling (a.) Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball..

Chain Pump :: Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge..

Balance :: Balance (n.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary)..

Cycloscope :: Cycloscope (n.) A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc..

Catherine Wheel :: Catherine wheel () Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window.

Reversal :: Reversal (n.) The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens..

Gyroscope :: Gyroscope (n.) A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion..

Wheelwork :: Wheelwork (n.) A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism..

Spurn :: Spurn (v. i.) To kick or toss up the heels.

Water Wheel :: Water wheel () A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like..

Enwheel :: Enwheel (v. t.) To encircle.

Overreach :: Overreach (v. i.) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.

Heel :: Heel (n.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt..

Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head..

Scheelite :: Scheelite (n.) Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization..

Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..

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