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One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.
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A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.
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A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.
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A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a map.
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Keywords: Curl, Coast, Curlers, Riverbed, Wave
One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
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(1) An indefinite term, sometimes considered to denote one of a series of long-crested WAVES which roll in upon a COAST, as after a storm. (2) Long, high SWELL, also called a GROUND SWELL.
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a large, curling wave that falls back upstream on itself
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a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
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Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadæ. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.
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Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidæ.
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Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
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pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
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Keywords: Skate, Wheel, Caster, Spokes, Axle
A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
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a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
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Assembly The combination of a wheel and axle that is used to guide a door through the track system, either 2" (50.8 mm) or 3" (76.2 mm) diameter, depending on track size. Available as short or long stem.
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Implement used to firm down seedbeds to give better soil/seed contact to improve germination. Also used to push down stones in cereals and grass to prevent damage to harvesting machinery.
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Tractor drawn implement used to firm the soil.
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The roller is an agricultural tool used for flattening land or breaking up large clumps of dirt, especially after plowing. Typically, rollers are pulled by tractors or a team of animals such as horses or oxen. The flatter land makes subsequent weed control and harvesting easier and can help to reduce moisture loss from cultivated soil.
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The man who end-stamps the logs for identification, and piles them onto skidways.
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The bushworker responsible for rolling logs up skids onto a log pile in a skidway or depot using a peavey and assisted by a decking line.
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A portable platform used in the lumberyard to transfer lumber from the tramway over a first pile of lumber to a second pile.
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Keywords: Seat, Twist, Drop, Full, Rotation
Seat drop, full twist (with the body horizontal) to seat drop.
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A move starting on the Seat, Full Twist To Seat Drop
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Full twist from seat landing to seat landing. No rotation involved.
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a modified anhyzer that is thrown so that the disc turns over hard in the air and hits the ground at an angle with a lot of speed and rotation
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A dealer or card cheat who turns on his friends after getting busted.
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The wake from a boat turns into a wave that "rolls" through the water. So wakes from other boats are called rollers. Material is typically non-stretch and may include kevlar or spectra.
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