horsewheel

H4O1R1S1E1W4H4E1E1L1

noun

A millwheel driven by the motion of a horse or horses.

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

nounhorsewheel (plural horsewheels)

plural horsewheels

  1. A millwheel driven by the motion of a horse or horses.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
  7. Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrussą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hross
  10. Old Englishhors
  11. Middle Englishhors
  12. Englishhorse
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  15. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  16. Old Englishhwēol
  17. Middle Englishwhel
  18. Englishwheel
  19. Englishhorsewheel

From horse + wheel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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