What is (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft called?
whip — (Mach.) (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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