breastshot

English

adj
Definitions
  • (of a water wheel) Vertically mounted, and rotated by falling water striking buckets near the center of the wheel's edge, or just above it.

Etymology

Compound from English breast + English shot (cleared, discharged).

Origin

English

shot

Gloss

cleared, discharged

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