whirligig

(hwʉrli gig′, wʉrl-)

noun

  1. a child's toy that whirls or spins, as a pinwheel
  2. merry-go-round
  3. something that seems to whirl, or revolve in a cycle
  4. a whirling motion or course

Origin: ME whirlgigge: see whirl & gig

See whirligig in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of various spinning toys.
  2. A carousel; a merry-go-round.
  3. Something that continuously whirls.
  4. The whirligig beetle.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English whirlegigge

Origin: : whirlen, whirl; see whirl

Origin: + -gigge, something that rotates (possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to gig1)

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