-lə(r) noun
( -s )
: one that whirls: as
a. : dervish 2
b. : a circular appliance capable of being rotated by hand used by potters for finishing wares
c. : a whirling table for coating photgraphic plates
d. : a machine for putting a sensitized coating on the printing plate in offset lithography
e. : a hook for twisting hemp into rope yarn