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wharve

[ wawrv, hwawrv ]

noun

  1. Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley.


wharve

/ wɔːv /

noun

  1. a wooden disc or wheel on a shaft serving as a flywheel or pulley
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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