gee haw whimmy diddle
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gee haw whimmy diddle (plural gee haw whimmy diddles)
- A wooden toy consisting of a notched stick with a smaller stick attached on the end. Rubbing the notched stick with another stick causes the smaller stick to spin; with practice the spin can be made to change from rightward (gee) to leftward (haw) and vice versa.
- 2002, Jeremy Gray, Jeff Davis, China Williams, Lonely Planet Georgia and the Carolinas [1]
- Here you can pick up mountain toys such as the ‘gee-haw whimmy diddle,' a stick with a propeller that turns when you rub the notches on the stick.
- 2003, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia [2]
- Special events at the FolkArt Center...include Fiber Day in May, the World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition in August...
- 2005, Martin Gardner, Smart Science Tricks [3]
- Thousands of wooden versions are sold each year, and a Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition is held every summer at Asheville's Folk Art Center.
- 2002, Jeremy Gray, Jeff Davis, China Williams, Lonely Planet Georgia and the Carolinas [1]
