"roundabout" Definition

Definitions for the word "roundabout" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. a.
Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A dance performed in a circle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. slang
a large swing with four compartments, each the size, and very much the shape, of the body of a cart, capable of seating six or eight boys and girls, erected in a high frame, and turned round by men at a windlass. Fairs and merry-makings generally abound with these swings. The frames take to pieces, and are carried in vans from fair to fair by miserable horses.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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