noun, masculine/vil.bʁə.kɛ̃/plural: vilebrequins
crank (tool); crankshaft
Inherited from Middle French wembelkin, from Middle Dutch wimmelkijn, diminutive of wimmel (“drill”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to turn”).
/vil.bʁə.kɛ̃/
crank (tool); crankshaft
Inherited from Middle French wembelkin, from Middle Dutch wimmelkijn, diminutive of wimmel (“drill”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to turn”).