freehub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of bicycle hub incorporating a ratcheting mechanism, with a cassette, or set of sprockets, mounted onto a splined shaft of the hub to engage the chain.

Word forms

freehub freehubs

Etymology

From free + hub, genericized trademark.

Related words

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