rattleback

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noun

A form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction).

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Meanings

nounrattleback (plural rattlebacks)

plural rattlebacks

  1. A form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction).

Origin

rattle + back

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APA

rattleback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattleback

MLA

“rattleback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattleback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rattleback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattleback.

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