gudgeon vs spoke

gudgeon

noun
  • A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint. 

  • A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia. 

  • Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait. 

  • In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely. 

  • Other fish, similar in appearance, principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae, but also in others. 

  • Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin. 

spoke

noun
  • A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim. 

  • A projecting handle of a steering wheel. 

  • A rung of a ladder. 

  • One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation. 

  • A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill. 

verb
  • simple past tense of speak 

  • To furnish (a wheel) with spokes. 

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