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/ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌteɪbl/, U.S. /ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l/ A table on which items are rolled, esp. as part of an industrial process; spec. (Australian and New Zealand) a table on which fleeces are rolled up.
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1749 Universal Mag. May 232/2 The other piece at the bottom to the left-hand is a walnut-tree rolling table.
1843 Metropol. Mag. 37 346 Not a soul had she to speak to, since Madam was all day at the rolling table.
1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 32 I was slipping past to the rolling-tables, carrying three fleeces to save a journey.
1928 C. E. Cowley Classing Clip 32 The fleece should be thrown upon the rolling-table.
2002 S. K. Mazumdar Composites Manufacturing vi. 192 Prepreg plies are stacked together and brought to the rolling table.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
rolling tablen.2
/ˌrəʊlɪŋ ˈteɪbl/, U.S. /ˌroʊlɪŋ ˈteɪb(ə)l/ A platform mounted on roller bearings, and attached to a bandsaw or the like, which brings the object which is to be sawn past the blade.
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1902 Cassier's Mag. June 133/2 The supplemental rolling table with which this machine is equipped is a very valuable attachment when large pieces are handled.
1971 Timber Trades Jrnl. 14 Aug. 71 (advt.) Stenner VB 42in rolling table log bandsaw machine, 20ft tables, VG type feed gear, with all electrics and control gear.
2005 T. Meehan Working with Tile 16/2 Most of these saws have a rolling table that's pushed toward the sawblade.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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