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ball turning

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noun

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


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Philadelphia then struggled to move the ball, turning it over on downs at the New England 44 when Hurts’ pass to Smith was broken up.

From Washington Times Sep. 10, 2023

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

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 Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2022

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 Mitchel, George

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