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Whirligig

Whirligig Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Whirligig? [n] large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [n] 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" [v] whirl or spin like a whirligig Synonyms \| Synonyms for Whirligig: carousel \| carrousel \| merry-go-round \| roundabout \| spinning top \| teetotum \| top Related Terms \| Find terms related to Whirligig: See Also \| gyrate \| humming top \| peg top \| plaything \| reel \| ride \| spin \| spin around \| toy \| whip top \| whipping top \| whirl Whirligig In Webster's Dictionary \Whirl"i*gig\, n. [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 medi[ae]val 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.

Whirligig Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whirligig?

[n] large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
[n] 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"
[v] whirl or spin like a whirligig

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Whirligig In Webster's Dictionary

\Whirl"i*gig\, n. [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 medi[ae]val 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.

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