Meanings
nounwhipping top (plural whipping tops)
plural whipping tops
- historicalA kind of spinning top kept in motion by blows of a whip.
Synonyms & antonyms
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whipping top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipping%20top
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“whipping top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipping%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whipping top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipping%20top.
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