rolling pin

American  

noun

• rolling pins
  plural

1. a cylinder of wood or other material, usually with a short handle at each end, for rolling out dough.

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rolling pin British  

noun

1. a cylinder with handles at both ends, often of wood, used for rolling dough, pastry, etc, out flat

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• rolling pins
  plural

Etymology

Origin of rolling pin

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

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rolling pin

She took my wrist and told me to think of my arm as a baker’s rolling pin, guiding it through tiny arm rotations to bring my shoulder all the way down onto the table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Turn the dough onto the floured surface and roll it out with a floured rolling pin to a ½-inch thickness.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

You can even stash your rolling pin and other necessary kitchen utensils in the fridge for a few minutes before handling the dough.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2023

He recalled watching her put together the number “The Worst Pies in London,” experimenting with the rolling pin, the flour, the ball of recalcitrant dough.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2023

Gram is rolling dough for a rhubarb tart, back and forth with the big rolling pin, dusting the yellow dough with handfuls of flour, stretching it to cover the brimming pie dish.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline