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English > 1 sense of the expression *whipping top*:
NOUN	artifact	whipping top, whip top	a top that is spun by whipping

English > *whipping top*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A top that is spun by whipping.
Synonym	whip top
Broader	top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top	A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin