Has Wordcraft ever discussed the multiplicity of words on a roll(role)?

Barrel...
Tootsie...
Bank...
Cameo...
Steam...
...Call
Honor...
Hard...
Soft...
Bed...

We'll shake, rattle and ~, to rock 'n ~ coming from a piano ~. Is this ~ playing?

No, we haven't Robert. I hadn't even realized how many there are.

rock 'n roll
logroll (a way we roll patients)
drumroll
d...roll!

I could add "cinnamon roll" (plus other flavors) and "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" but while adding two to the list, I'm afraid I need to subtract two as well. "Cameo-" and "-playing" are both "role"s.

Chris:

Poets speak of "scan of ear" versus "scan of eye." I give the former precedence, for poetry is auditory first.

Thus, I went for the sound, not spelling.

Please add at liberty, without fear of subtraction. We are already covered in the very first line, by the parenthetical addition...

I don't see the one which is for rolling a cigarette.

...or a joint (post-1960s)
...or a drunk (pre-1960s)

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Originally posted by Robert Arvanitis:
Has Wordcraft ever discussed the multiplicity of words on a roll(role)?

Whoops! My mistake entirely and I do apologize. I hadn't noticed that "roll(role)" in the first line.

Allow me to try to make up for my gaffe by adding to the list:

hamburger/hot dog rolls
kaiser roll
kaiser role (playing the part of the Kaiser)
"Let's roll!"
sweet roll
casserole
lead role
supporting role
walk-on role
forward roll (AKA "somersault")
payroll
blogroll
steamroll
Jelly Roll Morton
and, for BH, Lewis Car-roll

I feel like a poppy seed (I'm on a roll).

I feel like a troop or a member of a group (I'm on a role).

Kalleh said, "logroll (a way we roll patients). Never heard that, but the term has another meaning. Per AHD:

logrolling – The exchanging of political favors, especially the trading of influence or votes among legislators to achieve passage of projects that are of interest to one another. logroll – 1. To engage in political logrolling. 2. To birl.

Never heard of that red word, so I looked it up, and got two new things. First,
birl – v trans:To cause (a floating log) to spin rapidly by rotating with the feet.
intrans: 1. To participate in birling. 2. To spin.
(noun: A whirring noise; a hum.)
[Blend of birr¹ and whirl.]

Second, what's red second red word?
birr¹ – 1. A whirring sound. 2. Strong forward momentum; driving force. (verb:To make a whirring sound.)
[from Middle English bir, favorable wind, from Old Norse byrr]

Interesting etymologies there.

And the ever popular t-roll. And the yuppie Rolex. Hmmmm... That sounds like something one consumes to get rid of bloating after consuming too many sweet rolls.

So, RA is on a roll, is he? I hope nobody butters them and makes him slide off on his buns!

When I'm having a good day, "I'm on a roll like buttah (butter)".

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Originally posted by wordnerd:
birl – v trans:To cause (a floating log) to spin rapidly by rotating with the feet.

There are logging contests, called Conclaves, consisting of several events, including birling and log rolling.

Tinman

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Originally posted by tinman:
There are logging contests, called Conclaves, consisting of several events,
Tinman

Nostalgia contest, however, as the days of floating great log rafts down the river are long gone. Logging's still dangerous enough without throwing drowning into the mix!