ballrace

English

Etymology

From ball +‎ race.

Noun

ballrace (plural ballraces)

  1. A friction-reducing device consisting of a ring containing freely-revolving ball bearings
    • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128:
      Home-made scooters could be special affairs made in carpenters' shops, or they could be made by boys with two rough-hewn pieces of wood put together with ball-races for the wheels.

Translations

Translations

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.