subs. phr. (prison).—The treadmill, the EVERLASTING-STAIRCASE (q.v.).
1883. Echo, Jan. 25, p. 2, col. 4. The treadmill, again, is more politely called … the WHEEL OF LIFE, or the vertical care-grinder.
subs. phr. (prison).—The treadmill, the EVERLASTING-STAIRCASE (q.v.).
1883. Echo, Jan. 25, p. 2, col. 4. The treadmill, again, is more politely called … the WHEEL OF LIFE, or the vertical care-grinder.
