Squirrel cage

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.
  2. 2
    cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it wordnet
  3. 3
    A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved. broadly, figuratively

    "The poor stuggle for riches, success, power; but those who achieve them die out. Life is, then a sort of squirrel cage or treadmill."

  4. 4
    Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form.

    "A blower, in the shape of a drum fan (also called a "squirrel cage"), pulls the warm humid air from the room across the coils."

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