Definition of tracing wheel
: a usually toothed wheel with a handle that is used on tracing paper to trace a pattern
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“Tracing wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracing%20wheel. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of tracing wheel was circa 1891
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