English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelbench

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The seat for the driver that sits above the wheels in a wagon that is drawn by draft animals such as horses or oxen.
  2. A manually propelled, wheeled mobility device in which the user lies down. The user pushes the wheels with the hands in a similar way to propelling a wheelchair or, alternatively, a second person pulls or pushes it by the handles.

Word forms

wheelbench wheelbenches

Etymology

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

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