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squirrel cage
noun
1.
a cage containing a cylindrical framework that is rotated by a squirrel or other small animal running inside of it.
2.
any situation that seems to be endlessly without goal or achievement.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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| squirrel cage | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cage consisting of a cylindrical framework that is made to rotate by a small animal running inside the framework |
| 2. | a repetitive purposeless task, way of life, etc |
| 3. | electrical engineering Also called: squirrel-cage motor the rotor of an induction motor with a cylindrical winding having copper bars around the periphery parallel to the axis |
| 4. | an electric fan with many long narrow blades arranged in parallel so as to form a cylinder about an axis around which they spin |
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