whirligig

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English [edit]

Whirligig, kinetic art
Public library, O'Fallon, Illinois

Etymology [edit]

Middle English whirlegigge.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈwɝ.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/
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Noun [edit]

whirligig (plural whirligigs)

  1. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top.
  2. A whirligig beetle.
  3. A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around.

Quotations [edit]

  • 1600-1, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
    And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.

See also [edit]

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