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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

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

The distinguishing feature in the ball turning machine shown opposite is that the tool is stationary, while the work revolves in two directions simultaneously.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various