We sold rolling pins (6)
I believe the answer is:
dowels
'pins' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'we sold rolling' is the wordplay.
'rolling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'we'+'sold'='wesold'
'wesold' is an anagram of 'DOWELS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dowels that I've seen before include "Pegs for holding components together" , "Fasteners inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces to hold them together" .)