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WHIRLIGIG
carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig
(noun) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top
(noun) a conical child’s plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; “he got a bright red top and string for his birthday”
whirligig
(verb) whirl or spin like a whirligig
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whirligig (plural whirligigs)
Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
A whirligig beetle.
A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around.
Source: Wiktionary
Whirl"i*gig, n. Etym: [Whirl + gig.]
1. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top. Johnson.
2. Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head. G. W. Cable.
3. A mediæval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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