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whel

Pronunciation: /hweːl/

“whel” is a Middle English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. The wheel as a symbol of fluctuation or repetition.
  2. A breaking wheel; a wheel used as for torture.
  3. A wheel as or in a machine (e.g. a waterwheel; a potter's wheel).
  4. A circular movement or figure (especially in astronomy).
  5. A hinge or pivot for a gate.

Etymology

From Old English hwēol, from Proto-Germanic *hweulu, plural of *hwehwl, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.

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