Pegtop

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A spinning top.

    "How often have I seen him, intent upon a match at marbles or pegtop, looking on with a face of unutterable interest, and hardly breathing at the critical times!"

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"How often have I seen him, intent upon a match at marbles or pegtop, looking on with a face of unutterable interest, and hardly breathing at the critical times!"

Etymology

From peg + top.

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