diabolo
Americannoun
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diabolos
plural
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a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand.
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the top used in this game.
noun
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a game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands
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the top used in this game
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Etymology
Origin of diabolo
1905–10; < Italian: literally, devil
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In July, a diabolo instructor, Lu Chi-hsien, and four others were detained for allegedly setting up a spy network.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
Leroux says circus mania starts young; his fourth-grade daughter’s gym curriculum includes spinning diabolo sticks.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015
The Smirnovs, quick-change artists, take the stage before Ms. España and the Anastasinis assemble for diabolo, a form of juggling.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2014
Segovia still carries on her shield this "Puente del diabolo," with the head of a Roman peering above it.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
Man of many snipes, I will sup with thee, Deo volente et diabolo nolente, on Monday night the 5th of January, in the new year, and crush a cup to the infant century.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
To Muslims, he is Iblis, a word perhaps derived from the Greek diabolos, the proudest of all God's creatures.
From Time Magazine Archive
D’Herbelot supposes this title to have been a corruption of the Greek Διαβολος, diabolos.
From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by William Beckford
The word "devil" comes from the Greek "diabolos," which means "one prone to slander; a liar."
From The World English Bible (WEB): by Anonymous
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