rattleback

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rattleback

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rattle + back

noun rattlebacks

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

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@misc{rattleback_2026,
  title = {rattleback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rattleback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}