Oh, never mind the wheel, it's the Belaying Pins you need to worry about!<br/><br/>(http://www.rustmonster-piratemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/BelayingPin.jpg)<br/><br/>Incidentally, to Belay  originally meant to tie off a rope to stop it running. The order "Belay that" meant to tie it off. However, it came to mean "Stop that". And incidentally, as the belaying pin was shaped like a well balanced throwing club, it was often used to "belay" the actions of others, either up close, or even at a distance by a skilled bosun!