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rattleback

rattleback noun: a form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction).

Noun

rattleback (plural rattlebacks)

  1. A form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction).

Forms of rattleback

pluralrattlebacks

Origin of rattleback

rattle + back

Questions about rattleback

What does rattleback mean?
Rattleback means a form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction).
What part of speech is rattleback?
Rattleback is a noun.
What is the plural of rattleback?
The plural of rattleback is rattlebacks.

Words near rattleback in the dictionary

  1. rattle trap
  2. rattle traps
  3. rattle-free
  4. rattle-pate
  5. rattle-pates
  6. rattleback
  7. rattlebacks
  8. rattlebag
  9. rattlebags
  10. rattlebones
  11. rattlebox

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