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round in

verb
  1. To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.
  2. To round up (cattle) by riding around them. (US, dated)
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And the stars going round in my head.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 6 · C1
As it is, I feel that young man’s grip on my throat now, and the father has twisted my wrist round in the effort to get the paper out of my hand.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 53 · B2
And now, Watson, let us have a little stroll round in the sunshine.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 59 · C1
But when I made my round in my dressing gown, as was my habit, I had no sooner entered the study than I scented danger.
The Valley of Fear, p. 96 · C1

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