wheel of fortune

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noun

wheel(def 9).

a wheel-like gambling device that is rotated or spun to determine the winner of certain prizes.

Origin of wheel of fortune

First recorded in 1755–65

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His method in such cases was to turn a wheel-of-fortune and obey it.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete
Charles M. Skinner
It was the stentorian voice of the caller of the wheel-of-fortune.
The Girl of the Golden West
David Belasco
Above the portal is a wheel-of-fortune window executed by Briolotus.
Cathedral Cities of Italy
William Wiehe Collins

British Dictionary definitions for wheel of fortune

wheel of fortune

noun

(in mythology and literature) a revolving device spun by a deity of fate selecting random changes in the affairs of manOften shortened to: wheel

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