wharve
[ wawrv, hwawrv ]
noun
Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley.
Origin of wharve
1before 1000; Middle English wherve,Old English hweorfa; derivative of hwerfan to revolve
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British Dictionary definitions for wharve
wharve
/ (wɔːv) /
noun
a wooden disc or wheel on a shaft serving as a flywheel or pulley
Origin of wharve
1Old English hweorfa, from hweorfan to revolve; related to Old Saxon hwervo axis, Old High German hwerbo a turn
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