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spinner wheel

noun

Etymology

From spinner + wheel.

  1. inherited from *kʷekʷlóm✻
  2. inherited from *hwehwlą✻
  3. inherited from *hwehwl✻
  4. inherited from hwēol
  5. inherited from whel
  6. compounded as spinner wheel — “spinner + wheel”

Definitions

  1. A type of hubcap or inner wheel ornament that spins independently inside of a wheel…

    A type of hubcap or inner wheel ornament that spins independently inside of a wheel itself when the vehicle is in motion, and continues to spin once the vehicle has come to a stop.

  2. A swivel caster

    A swivel caster: the combination of a wheel with a swivel joint that allows the wheel to rotate in all directions.

    • The appeal of spinner wheels is lost on me. I get that they make the bag easier to maneuver on airport floors, but I can’t see them bouncing along rutted sidewalks very smoothly, at least in their low-end versions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA