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tumbling barrel

noun

a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.

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Nearby words

  1. tumbler,
  2. tumbler gear,
  3. tumbler switch,
  4. tumbleweed,
  5. tumbling,
  6. tumbling box,
  7. tumbrel,
  8. tumefacient,
  9. tumefaction,
  10. tumefy

Origin of tumbling barrel

First recorded in 1885–90
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