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dreidel
(drā′dəl)
noun
- a small top with Hebrew letters on each of four sides, spun in a game played by children, esp. during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
- the game using this top
See dreidel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also drei·dl
noun A toy similar to a spinning top used in games of chance played by children and adults at Hanukkah.
Origin:
Origin: Yiddish dreydl
Origin: , from dreyen, to turn
Origin: , from Middle High German drǽjen
Origin: , from Old High German drāen
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