Meaning of great wheel | Babel Free
Definitions
A type of spinning wheel with a large drive wheel, turned by hand rather than a treadle.
Examples
“Over the room in the inn where he and Boswell sat "a girl was spinning wool with a great wheel, and singing an Erse song."”
“The great wheel does require⟳ better fiber preparation than is necessary with a treadle wheel. This is partly because you use⟳ only one hand to control⟳ the drawing out of the yarn, and also because you cannot draw⟳ against the spindle.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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