单词 | whip-top |
释义 | > as lemmaswhip-top whip-top n. Brit. /ˈwɪptɒp/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪpˌtɑp/ = whipping-top n. at whipping n. Compounds 1b (also figurative).ΘΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] > whipping-top gig1570 scourge-top1627 whip-gig1782 whip-top1801 whipping-top1809 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. iv. §6. 288 We have hitherto been speaking of the whip-top [under the name of ‘top’]; for the peg-top..must be ranked among the modern inventions. 1887 R. L. Stevenson Misadv. J. Nicholson iv A man who was a mere whiptop for calamity. < as lemmas |
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