Roller (pigeon)
WordNet
noun
(1) A grounder that rolls along the infield
(2) Pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
(3) Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
(4) A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
"A woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
(5) A cylinder that revolves
(6) A small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
(7) A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
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Quotations
- 1991 -- Sally Wentworth: Taken on Trust (page 9)
- Only I thought private eyes were supposed to be discreet; you could hardly call yourself that when you drive a Roller.