gee haw whammy diddle

A form of gee haw whimmy diddle — A wooden toy consisting of a notched stick with a smaller stick attached on the end. Rubbing the notched stick with another stick causes the smaller stick to spin; with practice the spin can be made to change from rightward (gee) to leftward (haw) and vice versa.

Meanings

noungee haw whammy diddle (plural gee haw whammy diddles)

plural gee haw whammy diddles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of gee haw whimmy diddle.

    There we shared countless treasured hours together, and for me they were precious whether we were fishing; piddling around making slingshots or gee haw whammy diddles; or hard at work performing mundane tasks such as hoeing corn, slopping hogs, or feeding chickens.

    2016 October 1, Jim Casada, “October is forever”, in Jim Casada Outdoors
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Chicago

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