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Noun: spinning top
  1. A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
    "he got a bright red spinning top and string for his birthday";
    - top, whirligig, teetotum

Derived forms: spinning tops

Type of: plaything, toy

Encyclopedia: Spinning top

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