Peritrochium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peritrochium \Per`i*tro"chi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; peri`
     around + ? a wheel.] (Mech.)
     The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the {axis in
     peritrochio}, which see under {Axis}.
     [1913 Webster]