Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A water-wheel of moderate size placed at the bottom of a chute: so called from its rapid motion.
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Examples
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"That's my flutter-wheel, and I feel like breaking it to pieces."
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Edward Eggleston 1869
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