— cartwheeler , n.
/kahrt"hweel', -weel'/ , n.
1. the wheel of a cart.
2. an acrobatic feat in which a person starts from a standing position, with arms extended, and wheels the body sideways, landing first on the hands and then on the feet and usually repeating this in a series.
3. Slang. any large coin, esp. a U.S. silver dollar.
4. Slang. an amphetamine tablet.
v.i.
5. to roll forward end over end: The skier took a sudden spill and cartwheeled down the slope.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see CART, WHEEL ]