tub wheel
Definitions
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.
Examples
“"Whether the man used to give⟳ him Christmas cakes and beer, as they do in some places, I don't know⟳, but I should think⟳ he didn't, for every time he went to grind⟳ his corn the goblin got hold⟳ of the tub-wheel and stopped the mill, and he couldn't get⟳ any corn ground."”
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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