flat wheel

Example Sentences

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"Can't you run on a flat wheel?" asked Ralph anxiously.

From The Border Boys Across the Frontier by Goldfrap, John Henry

If they are markedly short, the result will be a monotonous, choppy, jolting effect, like a flat wheel on a street-car.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)

Jamie gazed about thoughtfully, then concluded: "They was a flat wheel on the rear truck."

From The Rosie World by Fillmore, Parker

Moreover the gout in his bad foot troubled him more and more, and he ceased to get much satisfaction from rolling around on a "flat wheel" and scaring people with his tracks.

From Bears I Have Met—and Others by Kelly, Allen

An occasional Madison Avenue car could be heard ringing along the cold rails, or rhythmically bounding down hill on a flat wheel.

From The Happiest Time of Their Lives by Miller, Alice Duer