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mill wheel

–noun
a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME myln whele, OE mylenhwēol. See mill 1 , wheel
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mill wheel  
n.  A wheel, typically driven by water, that powers a mill.
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