diabolo

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Definitions of diabolo word

noun diabolo a game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands 3
noun diabolo the top used in this game 3
noun plural diabolo a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand. 1
noun plural diabolo the top used in this game. 1
noun diabolo A game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks. 1
noun diabolo A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; < Italian: literally, devil

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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