"rattleback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rattlebacks [plural]
Etymology: rattle + back Etymology templates: {{m|en|rattle}} rattle, {{m|en|back}} back Head templates: {{en-noun}} rattleback (plural rattlebacks)
  1. A form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction). Wikipedia link: rattleback
    Sense id: en-rattleback-en-noun-eXKwEFiE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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