humming-top

A form of humming top — Synonym of spinning top.

Meanings

nounhumming-top (plural humming-tops)

plural humming-tops

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of humming top.

    A humming-top? What a good idea! She will love to watch it go waltzing and singing down the sky.

    1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Christmas Shopping”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 187
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