wire wheel

[ wahyuhr hweel, weel wahyuhr hweel, weel ]

noun

1. a wheellike brush having stiff wire bristles and used especially for finishing or cleaning metal.
2. a wheel, as on a sports car, having wire spokes.

wire wheel

noun

1. a wheel in which the rim is held to the hub by wire spokes, esp one used on a sports car Compare disc wheel
2. a power-driven rotary wire brush for scaling or burnishing

Word History and Origins

Origin of wire wheel¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

They twirl around on a wire wheel and one of 'em stands up on his hind legs.

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If they hadn't been payin' him all them millions for pitcher plays, he could of got a job in a wire wheel.

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Both on 'em ran into the wire wheel an' that bore down the stern o' the ship so the under wires touched the water.

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Mousie was put into it; and he soon began to make the wire-wheel go round.

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A later surprise had been the wire wheel in his cage, so that he could run to his heart's content.

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