curler

noun4

1. •
   One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.

   • Waiting for a girl who's got curlers in her hair / Waiting for a girl, she has no money anywhere — 1968
2. •
   A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.

   • The captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net.
3. •
   A sportsman who plays curling.
4. •
   A wave which breaks with a barrel

   • There’s the mesmeric, thrumming beat. (Sound very much “on” for this one.) Dark purples and roiling seas under heavy storms. Then Manuel, barreling perfect curler after perfect curler. — 2023