rattleback

noun

Etymology

rattle + back

Definitions

  1. A form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then…

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

The neighborhood

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