brushwheel

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noun

One of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing surfaces covered with stiff hairs, cloth, or leather instead.

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounbrushwheel (plural brushwheels)

plural brushwheels

  1. engineeringOne of a set of wheels that move each other without cogs or teeth, having the rubbing surfaces covered with stiff hairs, cloth, or leather instead.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰr̥stís
  3. Proto-Germanic*bʰurstís
  4. Proto-Germanic*burstiz
  5. Frankish*bursti
  6. Vulgar Latin*brustia
  7. Old Frenchbroisse
  8. Middle Englishbrusshe
  9. Englishbrush
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  12. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  13. Old Englishhwēol
  14. Middle Englishwhel
  15. Englishwheel
  16. Englishbrushwheel

From brush + wheel.

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APA

brushwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushwheel

MLA

“brushwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushwheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brushwheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushwheel.

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