roll-on

[rohl-on, -awn]

roll-on

[rohl-on, -awn]
adjective
1.
packaged in a tubelike container one end of which is equipped with a rotating ball that dispenses and spreads the liquid content directly.
noun
2.
a roll-on preparation: spray deodorants and roll-ons.

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Roll-on is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1945–50; adj., noun use of verb phrase roll on
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roll-on

noun
1. a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator 
2. a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips 
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