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sprocket wheel
Variant of sprocket
sprocket
definition
sprocket (spräk′it)
noun
- any of a number of teeth or points, as on the rim of a wheel, arranged to fit into the links of a chain
- a wheel fitted with sprockets on its outer rim, used in a chain drivein full sprocket wheel
Etymology: Early ModE < ?
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