rolling pin

noun

: a long cylinder for rolling out dough

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Add a little more or less as needed to get the dough stiff enough to roll out with a rolling pin. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025 Fold dough rectangle into thirds (like a letter); using a rolling pin lightly dusted with flour, gently roll dough back into a (7- x 5-inch) rectangle (1-inch thick), very lightly flouring work surface and top of dough as needed. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025 In the bakery production room, women used rolling pins and cookie cutters to ready cookies for the double convection oven. Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025 Unwrap one dough disc and use a rolling pin to gently press it into a flattened 6-inch circle. Kristen Browning-Blas, Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rolling pin

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rolling pin was in 1563

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“Rolling pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling%20pin. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

rolling pin

noun
: a cylinder (as of wood) used to roll out dough

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