Fifth Wheel

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“Fifth wheel, a horizontal plate, bent to form a whole or part of a circle, placed on the forward axle of a carriage. It is designed to support the fore part of the body while allowing it to turn freely in a horizontal plane.” Today, the fifth wheel is used in coupling of trailers and towing trucks. -Whitney, 1911

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device, pivot, axle, turning, fifth wheel, wagon part, carriage part, coupling, horizontal plant, vehicle part, trailer wheel

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Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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