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whipping top

whipping top noun: a kind of spinning top kept in motion by blows of a whip.

Noun

whipping top (plural whipping tops)

  1. (historical) A kind of spinning top kept in motion by blows of a whip.

Forms of whipping top

pluralwhipping tops

Questions about whipping top

What does whipping top mean?
Whipping top means a kind of spinning top kept in motion by blows of a whip.
What part of speech is whipping top?
Whipping top is a noun.
What is the plural of whipping top?
The plural of whipping top is whipping tops.

Words near whipping top in the dictionary

  1. whipping sides
  2. whipping some skull on
  3. whipping the cat
  4. whipping through
  5. whipping together
  6. whipping top
  7. whipping up
  8. whipping up a storm
  9. whipping-boy
  10. whipping-boys
  11. Whippingham

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