Plaything: alternatives and connections

a man-made object taken as a whole

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a man-made object taken as a whole

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Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one wi…

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An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

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A child's rocking-horse.

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A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.

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A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.

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A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking.

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A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag.

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An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes…

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Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.

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A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater.

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A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air.

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To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.

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A pit or excavation from which sand is or has been taken.

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A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down.

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To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side.

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An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to…

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One who, or that which, squirts.

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To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

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To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter.

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A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the fingers.

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A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.

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A plaything for children; a bawble.

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