roly-poly
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The roly-poly rodents chew up and move around large amounts of plant material, damming streams to create ponds where they can hide from predators.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
They tend to enjoy a three-course meal at night with a starter of minestrone soup, a pasta or rice dish for main and apple crumble or jam roly-poly to finish.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023
David Byrne applies his quizzical-observer perspective in “The Fat Man’s Comin’,” a brief, brawny and elaborately arranged chamber-pop bolero about “a roly-poly man in the dark, he’s riding.”
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
These British staples are crucial for classic desserts like treacle tarts and roly-poly pudding — you may only have seen while watching "The Great British Baking Show."
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
Rushing’s feet, I remember, were big and funny-shaped—not long like most big feet, but they were round and roly-poly like Rushing.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
