rolling pin


noun
  1. a cylinder of wood or other material, usually with a short handle at each end, for rolling out dough.

Origin of rolling pin

1
First recorded in 1490–1500

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How to use rolling pin in a sentence

  • Using a rolling pin or your fingers roll or press the dough out to an even circle about 11 to 12 inches in diameter.

    Divine Apple Dishes | Anne Burrell | January 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I love this book, and it makes me want to pack up my apron and rolling pin and head into the kitchen of Baked in Brooklyn.

    Fresh Picks | David Lebovitz | October 6, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • They did better execution at a tub than at a spinet, and could handle a rolling-pin more satisfactorily than a sketch-book.

  • Here she brandished the rolling pin over Charley, raising herself higher as the boy shrank from her threatening motions.

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
  • Clutching the rolling pin as a "war-club," Koku started through the darkness toward Tom's private laboratory.

British Dictionary definitions for rolling pin

rolling pin

noun
  1. a cylinder with handles at both ends, often of wood, used for rolling dough, pastry, etc, out flat

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