"bull wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bull wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bull wheel (plural bull wheels)
  1. A type of large windlass used in drilling.
    Sense id: en-bull_wheel-en-noun--Xl1IQA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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