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barker's mill
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barker'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. [1913 Webster]
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