Etymology

succula

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Today it means: A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum. Full definition →

Latin sucula
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  1. Latin · derived fromsucula“a winch, windlass, capstan”
  2. English todaysuccula

From Latin sucula (“a winch, windlass, capstan”).

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