a whirligig

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Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top
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A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around
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{n} a whirling plaything for children
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Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle
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Anything that whirls or spins around
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{i} top; merry-go-round; repeating cycle or circle
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large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
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Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses
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Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera
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A whirligig beetle
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The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster
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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
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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
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A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top
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a toy that spins = top (whirl + gig ( GIG))
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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"
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whirl or spin like a whirligig
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The larva is aquatic
a whirligig
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