wheel back

American  

noun

1. a chair back having the form of a circle or oval with spindles or bars meeting at the center.

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Etymology

Origin of wheel back

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He said he’s lived on this street so long he wouldn’t know where else to go; he’d be like a homing pigeon, throw him in the sky and he’d wheel back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

He was stronger than many too, making it easy to fling a 40-pound wheel back to the pit wall.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2023

Certainly, he could have said instead, “I spun the wheel back and forth.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

One thing to watch for is that it’ll calibrate itself by quickly spinning the wheel back and forth when you turn your hardware on, which could be alarming if you’re not expecting it.

From The Verge • Oct. 21, 2021

“Here. The person who used to work 011 the files used to wheel back and forth on this along the lower drawers. Try it.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole