Wallower

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of wallow; one who wallows. agent, form-of
  2. 2
    A lantern wheel; a trundle. dated

    "At each end of the water-wheel is a vertical shaft with wallowers[…]"

Example

More examples

"At each end of the water-wheel is a vertical shaft with wallowers[…]"

Etymology

From wallow + -er.

Related phrases

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