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merry-go-whirl

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of merry-go-round.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • year unknown, Chicago (Ill.). Department of Public Works, Annual Report of the Department of Public Works for the Year Ending December 31, ... to the City Council of the City of Chicago ... the playground repairmen. This apparatus consisted of athletic slides, swing sets, baby chair swing sets, see-saws, giant stride ladders, merry-go-whirls, and horizontal ladders.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: merry-go-round

Antonyms: none provided

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Etymology

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