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ball turning

American  

noun

Furniture.
  1. the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.


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The physical pounding of Arizona's big men took a toll and Utah struggled to take care of the ball, turning it over 20 times.

From Fox News ● Jan. 16, 2022

That means almost 41% of Houston’s possessions ended with Harden shooting the ball, turning the ball over or getting to the free-throw line.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2020

But the All-Star guard also was shaky with the ball, turning it over nine times.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2020

The Angels responded in the bottom half of the inning, when Mike Trout knocked a pitch down the right-field line and Bautista mishandled the ball, turning a likely double into a triple.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2017

"It's like a great ball turning round and round."

From Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover by George Mitchel

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