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Brown - figure 376

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Tread-wheel horse-power turned by the weight of an animal attempting to walk up one side of its interior; has been used for driving the paddle-wheels of ferry-boats and other purposes by horses. The turnspit dog used also to be employed in such a wheel in ancient times for turning meat while roasting on a spit.

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