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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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EDINBURGH WHEEL, n.comb. A type of candle-making wheel on which the wicks were hung and which rotated so as to permit an even dipping in the tallow. Now obs.

[“Long in use in Edinburgh” (1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 246.]