About The Word Whirligig
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Whirligig
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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}.
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