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Rolling [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The motion of a ship from side to side.

Rolling [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Turning over; revolving; forming into a cylinder or round mass; leveling, as land.

Rolling [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.

2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.

3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land.

Rolling [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Roll

Rolling mill Encyclopedia Britannica

ROLLING MILL. See Iron, vol. xiii. p. 328 sq.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 20, p. 627
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Rolling-pin [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A round piece of wood, tapering at each end, with which paste is molded and reduced to a proper thickness.

Rolling-pin [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.

Rolling-press [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An engine consisting of two cylinders, by which cloth is calendared, waved and tabbied; also an engine for taking impressions from copper plates; also, a like engine for drawing plates of metal, etc.