Definition of roller

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Roller (n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.

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Inker :: Inker (n.) One who, or that which, inks; especially, in printing, the pad or roller which inks the type..
Toter :: Toter (n.) The stone roller. See Stone roller (a), under Stone..
Hammerhead :: Hammerhead (n.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
Nugacity :: Nugacity (n.) Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery.
Shell :: Shell (n.) An engraved copper roller used in print works.
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe..
Gassing :: Gassing (n.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing.
Malleable :: Malleable (a.) Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals..
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular..
Garrulous :: Garrulous (a.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller..
Drolleries :: Drolleries (pl. ) of Droller.
Windlass :: Windlass (n.) A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam..
Bohemian :: Bohemian (n.) A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals..
Roller :: Roller (n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts..
Rink :: Rink (n.) An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on with roller skates, or a building with such a floor..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller..
Tramper :: Tramper (n.) One who tramps; a stroller; a vagrant or vagabond; a tramp.
Trollop :: Trollop (n.) A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore..
Roller :: Roller (n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc..
Comptroler :: Comptroler (n.) A controller; a public officer whose duty it is to examine certify accounts.
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