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wagon wheel

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Noun1.wagon wheel - a wheel of a wagonwagon wheel - a wheel of a wagon                  
hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
spoke, wheel spoke, radius - support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
wagon tire - a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel
wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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They found the prairies saturated with the heavy cold rains, prevalent in certain seasons of the year in this part of the country, the wagon wheels sank deep in the mire, the horses were often to the fetlock, and both steed and rider were completely jaded by the evening of the 12th, when they reached the Kansas River; a fine stream about three hundred yards wide, entering the Missouri from the south.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Her husband, pale and gaunt, the shadow of death in his weary face and the droop of his body, sat leaning against one of the wagon wheels trying to quiet a wailing, emaciated year-old baby while little tow-headed Nellie, a vigorous child of seven, frolicked undaunted by the August heat.
Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context
The last tramp of footsteps, the last rumbling of the wagon wheels, died away in the distance.
The New Magdalen by Collins, Wilkie View in context
 
 
 
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