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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STERN-WHEEL

STERN-WHEEL Stern "-wheel `, a.

 

Defn: Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer.

 

STERN-WHEELER

STERN-WHEELER Stern "-wheel `er, n.

 

Defn: A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels. [Colloq. U.S.]