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whip-gig
whip-gig n.
Brit. 
/ˈwɪpɡɪɡ/
, /ˈwɪpɡɪɡ/U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪpˌɡɪɡ/
= whip-top n./ˈ(h)wɪpˌɡɪɡ/ΘΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] > whipping-top
gig1570
scourge-top1627
whip-gig1782
whip-top1801
whipping-top1809
1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 151 The puny tyrant burns to subjugate The free republic of the whip-gig state.
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