breast wheel EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a waterwheel onto which the propelling water is fed at the height of a horizontal axle. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of breast wheel First recorded in 1750–60 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for breast wheel Historical Examples of breast wheel
Quite as pictorial as a breast-wheel is a wind-mill, the older the better, thinks the artist as he views its weather-beaten frame.
George Iles