whirligig

n. இராட்டு, கையில் வைத்துச் சுற்றும் விளையாட்டுப் பொருள், குடை இராட்டினம், நீர்மீது சுழன்று சுழன்று செல்லும் நீர்வாழ் விட்டில் வகை, சுழற்சிப் பாருள், சுழல்வியக்கம்.

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Whirl"i*gig, n. Etym: [Whirl + gig.] 1. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top. Johnson. 2. Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head. G. W. Cable. 3. A mediæval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity. 4. (Zoöl.) Defn: Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.

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