well-wheel

This, too, was constantly travelled; the whir of the well-wheel never seemed to pause, day or night.

My day : reminiscences of a long life, 1909

The well-wheel had begun its plaintive music, punctuated with the plash of falling water, and the new day, in a sheet of flame, rolled up unconcernedly from the other side of the world.

The Great Amulet Maud Diver 1906

'But a well-wheel slowly creaking, going round, going round,

A Diversity of Creatures Rudyard Kipling 1900

Then the Brâhman, sad at heart, went farther afield till he saw a buffalo turning a well-wheel; but he fared no better from it, for it answered, 'You are a fool to expect gratitude!

Tales of the Punjab 1894

Then the Brâhman, sad at heart, went farther afield till he saw a buffalo turning a well-wheel; but he fared no better from it, for it answered, 'You are a fool to expect gratitude!

Tales of the Punjab Flora Annie Steel 1888

Then the Brahman, sad at heart, went further afield till he saw a buffalo turning a well-wheel; but he fared no better from it, for it answered: "You are a fool to expect gratitude!

Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906

"You bolt from my words," he retorted, "like a shy mare on the curb; you take insult like a donkey on a well-wheel.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

"You bolt from my words," he retorted, "like a shy mare on the curb; you take insult like a donkey on a well-wheel.

The Seats of the Mighty, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

"You bolt from my words," he retorted, "like a shy mare on the curb; you take insult like a donkey on a well-wheel.

The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897

Then the Brahman, sad at heart, went further afield till he saw a buffalo turning a well-wheel; but he fared no better from it, for it answered, "You are a fool to expect gratitude!

Indian Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs 1885