1844 Aug. 239/2 Fig. 2.— q, beviled-wheel; r, fly-wheel; w, reel-shaft.
1877 R. W. Raymond 224 The crank-shaft is 8 inches in diameter, the reel-shaft 10 inches.
1998 A. Sealy (1999) 112 The wind catches up the kite... Now there's a tension to the string and Brij milks it with his free hand while the other arm crooks the reel shaft.