rolling pin

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of rolling pin

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

Said the Rolling-pin to the Pudding-stick, "We'll eat and we'll stuff till we make ourselves sick."

From Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. by Ledyard, Addie

Said the Pudding-stick so the Rolling-pin, "Let's take a dip in the sugar-bin!"

From Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. by Ledyard, Addie

I had a letter from Carter, alias Rolling-pin, the other day, and he renews his entreaty for me to join him in his publication venture in St. Louis—but that is wholly impossible.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason

A chopping-knife and wooden tray or bowl; Rolling-pin, and bread and pastry board; Narrow-bladed, very sharp knife for paring, the French cook-knife being the best ever invented for this purpose.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen