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wharve definition

wharve (hwôrv, wôrv)

noun

  1. a small flywheel on the spindle of a spinning wheel
  2. a small drive pulley on a spindle of a modern spinning machine

Etymology: ME wherve < OE hweorfa < base of hweorfan, to turn: see wharf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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