wheels of steel

noun

A disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.

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Meanings

nounwheels of steel pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangA disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.

    With Pam The Funkstress on the wheels of steel, every track provides plenty of forward motion without sacrificing the music's vertical pleasures.

    2001, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 97, page 85
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    She feels she should fit right in, charming the populace on the wheels of steel. 'Music is my lover,' she is fond of saying. She's looking for a universal groove, something that everyone can, somehow, in whatever small way, relate to.

    2000, Darren O'Donnell, Your Secrets Sleep With Me, page 58

    “Let's see if you can keep up,” she said as the ragga music touched everybody. Melanie-Jo, working the wheels of steel, waved at Jayden and he waved back.

    2004, Enakhe O, Who Is My Brother's Keeper?, page 253
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