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RATCHET WHEEL

\ɹˈat͡ʃɪt wˈiːl], \ɹˈat‍ʃɪt wˈiːl], \ɹ_ˈa_tʃ_ɪ_t w_ˈiː_l]\

Definitions of RATCHET WHEEL

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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A toothed wheel which is made to move in only one direction by a pawl, or tooth, which fits into its notches.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Wheel with teeth for a ratchet.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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