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paint roller
noun
- a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paint roller1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
This is great if you're driving over and picking up dry dirt, but if the robot encounters a soft mass of something that it can grind up, those spinning brushes quickly become paint rollers.
From Ars Technica
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