swivel : Idioms & Phrases

• a kind of drawbridge that turns round on a vertical axis; a swing bridge.

Webster 1913

• noun a chair that swivels on its base
  

WordNet

• a hook connected with the iron strap of a pulley block by a swivel joint, for readily taking the turns out of a tackle.

Webster 1913

• a joint, the two pieces composing which turn round, with respect to each other, on a longitudinal pin or axis, as in a chain, to prevent twisting.

Webster 1913

• noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
  kingbolt; kingpin.
  

WordNet

Swiv"el-eyed` adjective

Definitions

1. Squint-eyed. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913