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penny whips

penny whips is the plural of penny whip.

Meaning of penny whip

Noun

penny whip (plural penny whips)

  1. (historical) A cheap toy whip for use by children, such as to start a spinning top.
    • "Any way, sir, I've been a good servant to you and Mr. Leo, bless him! - why, it seems but the other day that I used to lead him about the streets with a penny whip[.]"1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Questions about penny whips

What is penny whips the plural of?
Penny whips is the plural of penny whip.

Words near penny whips in the dictionary

  1. penny university
  2. penny wedding
  3. penny weddings
  4. penny weed
  5. penny whip
  6. penny whips
  7. penny whistle
  8. penny whistles
  9. penny wisdom
  10. penny wise and pound foolish
  11. penny wise, pound foolish

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