"great wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} great wheel (plural great wheels)
  1. A type of spinning wheel with a large drive wheel, turned by hand rather than a treadle. Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-great_wheel-en-noun-Dz6g5vbI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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