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BRUSH-WHEEL

\bɹˈʌʃwˈiːl], \bɹˈʌʃwˈiːl], \b_ɹ_ˈʌ_ʃ_w_ˈiː_l]\

Definitions of BRUSH-WHEEL

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Wheels working under inconsiderable forces, like toothed wheels, but in which sliding is prevented by bristles or buff leather on the circumferences.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A wheel without teeth, used in light machinery for polishing metals, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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