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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wharve¹

before 1000; Middle English wherve, Old English hweorfa; derivative of hwerfan to revolve

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

Example Sentences

In order to avoid such vibration Mr Danforth, in or about 1829, placed an inverted cup upon the top of a stationary spindle, and upon the spindle a freely fitting sleeve and wharve; the former to receive a spool, the latter to rotate both.

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