"tub wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tub wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tub wheel (plural tub wheels)
  1. In water-powered mills, a horizontal water wheel used to power a grinding stone set in a tub; usually in the form of a short cylinder turned by the impact of one or more streams of water striking against vanes attached radially to the wheel.
    Sense id: en-tub_wheel-en-noun-Vket50tE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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