- tum|bling barrel
- tum|bling box or tum|bling barrel «TUHM blihng»,a revolving box or barrel, used for polishing small objects, especially of metal, by shaking them about with abrasives.
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tum|bling box — or tum|bling barrel «TUHM blihng», a revolving box or barrel, used for polishing small objects, especially of metal, by shaking them about with abrasives … Useful english dictionary
tumbling barrel — tum′bling bar rel n. mac a drum in which objects are loosely placed and subjected to a tumbling action, as for mixing or polishing … From formal English to slang
Tumbling barrel — Tumbling Tum bling, a. & vb. n. from {Tumble}, v. [1913 Webster] {Tumbling barrel}. Same as {Rumble}, n., 4. {Tumbling bay}, an overfall, or weir, in a canal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumbling — Tum bling, a. & vb. n. from {Tumble}, v. [1913 Webster] {Tumbling barrel}. Same as {Rumble}, n., 4. {Tumbling bay}, an overfall, or weir, in a canal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumbling bay — Tumbling Tum bling, a. & vb. n. from {Tumble}, v. [1913 Webster] {Tumbling barrel}. Same as {Rumble}, n., 4. {Tumbling bay}, an overfall, or weir, in a canal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumble — tum•ble [[t]ˈtʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to fall helplessly down, esp. headfirst 2) to roll end over end, as in falling 3) to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock exchange tumbled[/ex] 4) to perform gymnastic feats of skill,… … From formal English to slang
