trammel wheel

noun

A circular plate or a cross, with two or more cross grooves intersecting at the centre, used on the end of a shaft to transmit motion to another shaft not in line with the first.

Meanings

nountrammel wheel (plural trammel wheels)

plural trammel wheels

  1. A circular plate or a cross, with two or more cross grooves intersecting at the centre, used on the end of a shaft to transmit motion to another shaft not in line with the first.
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