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wheeling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wheel \Wheel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheeling.] [1913 Webster] 1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle. "The beetle wheels her droning flight." --Gray. [1913 Webster] Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled Her motions, as the great first mover's hand First wheeled their course. --Milton. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wheeling \Wheel"ing\, n.
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1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or
in a wheeled vehicle.
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2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.
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3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on
wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
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4. A turning, or circular movement.
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