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scopperil

scopperil noun: a type of teetotum (spinning top).

Noun

scopperil (plural scopperils)

  1. A type of teetotum (spinning top).
  2. (obsolete) The perforated bone disk forming the core of a button.

Forms of scopperil

pluralscopperils
alternative formscoparil

Origin of scopperil

Icelandic skoppa, "to spin".

Questions about scopperil

What does scopperil mean?
Scopperil means a type of teetotum (spinning top).
What part of speech is scopperil?
Scopperil is a noun.
What is the plural of scopperil?
The plural of scopperil is scopperils.

Words near scopperil in the dictionary

  1. scopophiliacs
  2. scopophilic
  3. scopophilism
  4. scopophobia
  5. scopophobic
  6. scopperil
  7. scopperils
  8. scops
  9. scops owl
  10. scops owls
  11. scops-owl

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