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twiddling line

twiddling line noun: a piece of small rope for steadying the steering wheel.

Noun

twiddling line (plural twiddling lines)

  1. (historical) A piece of small rope for steadying the steering wheel.
  2. (historical) A string attached to a compass-gimbal, by which the compass card may be started so as to play freely.

Forms of twiddling line

pluraltwiddling lines

Questions about twiddling line

What does twiddling line mean?
Twiddling line means a piece of small rope for steadying the steering wheel.
What part of speech is twiddling line?
Twiddling line is a noun.
What is the plural of twiddling line?
The plural of twiddling line is twiddling lines.

Words near twiddling line in the dictionary

  1. twiddles one's thumbs
  2. twiddlesome
  3. twiddlier
  4. twiddliest
  5. twiddling
  6. twiddling line
  7. twiddling lines
  8. twiddling one's thumbs
  9. twiddlings
  10. twiddly
  11. Twiddy

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