Barker's mill

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:03:06

Bark"er's mill` (?). [From Dr. Barker, the inventor.]

A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.

 

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