WALLOWER

Etymology

Noun

wallower (plural wallowers)

Agent noun of wallow; one who wallows.

(dated, engineering) A lantern wheel; a trundle.

Anagrams

• rewallow

Source: Wiktionary


Wal"low*er, n.

1. One who, or that which, wallows.

2. (Mach.)

Definition: A lantern wheel; a trundle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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