English Explanatory Dictionary

scoopwheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wheel, driven by wind or steam, having a series of scoops that are used to raise water.

Word forms

scoopwheel scoopwheels scoop wheel

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoop Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English scoopwheel From scoop + wheel.

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