Used in some game or sport. Obsolete. rare.

A type of toy whistle which is filled with water and blown to make a warbling noise. Obsolete.

(See quots.)

A toy made of polished coral, given to infants to assist them in cutting their teeth. The name has been extended to toys of glass, bone, etc. used…

A precarious structure built by balancing playing cards on their edges in a series of tiers, typically forming a pyramid. Frequently in…

A toy consisting of a box containing a figure on a spring which pops up when the lid is opened. Frequently in similative contexts. Also figurative.

Applied to various objects resembling a drop of liquid in size, shape, or pendent character. (Prince) Rupert's Drops: see quots.

A toy, consisting of a round piece of leather with a string attached at the centre, which, laid wet upon a solid surface and drawn up by the…

Name of various toys that are whirled, twirled, or spun round; spec. †(a) a top or teetotum (cf. gig, n.1 1); (b) a toy consisting of a small spindle…

A book of games and activities for children.

a precarious structure built by balancing playing cards on their edges in a series of tiers, typically forming a pyramid; = house of cards at…

A thing which snaps or produces a sharp cracking sound. plural. Prince Rupert's drops. Obsolete. rare.

a precarious structure built by balancing playing cards on their edges in a series of tiers, typically forming a pyramid; also figurative and in…

A Jacob's ladder toy (see Jacob's ladder, n. additions) which is decorated with small bells. Obsolete.

A children's toy consisting of a small model of Noah's Ark (sense 1a).

A child's toy consisting of a series of flat blocks of wood connected by string, ribbon, tape, etc., in such a way that when the toy is held up by…

(See quots.)

A chain of daisies sewn or fastened together, made by children in play.

A small (usually cloth) bag filled with dried beans, plastic pellets, etc., esp. as something to be thrown and caught in various games.

A toy or model boat.

A decorated container (originally a pottery bowl) filled with sweets or small gifts, which is suspended from a height and broken open as part of a…

a small ring or disc for an infant to bite on while teething.

An Australian toy (see quot. 1878), contrived to be capable of being thrown to a great distance.

an act of falling over; concrete a toy so weighted that it always takes a position of equilibrium; also attributive inclined to fall down…

A teardrop-shaped bubble of glass with a long, sharp tail, which disintegrates explosively when the tail is broken or the surface scratched; = Princ…

(a) the seed of a Mexican euphorbiaceous plant, which jumps about by reason of the movements of the larva of a tortricid moth (Carpocapsa saltitans)…

Imitation money used in playing games, etc.; toy money. Hence: actual money considered of little value.

A long coloured paper ribbon which is unrolled and thrown into the air at times of rejoicing.

A dummy teat put into a baby's mouth to quieten it.

North American. A rubber or plastic teat made for a baby or small child to suck on for comfort; = dummy, n. 5g.

A counterfeit object made to resemble the real thing, as a sham or empty package, drawer, etc. in a… In full dummy teat. An indiarubber teat put…

Any of various solutions made by mixing soap or detergent with water, used for blowing bubbles.

Also Yo-Yo. A toy in the form of two conjoined cones or discs with a deep groove between them in which a string is attached and wound, its free…

= paper aeroplane n.

A paperweight or toy in the form of a transparent dome or globe containing a representation of a scene and loose snow-like particles, which, when…

British regional or colloquial. A baby's dummy or pacifier.

A kind of toy pipe with a coil (of paper, etc.) at the end which shoots out when one blows down the stem.

The proprietary name of a toy consisting of a flexible helical spring which can be made to ‘somersault’ down steps as an inverted U. Also Slinky toy…

A small object for an infant to bite on while teething; a teething ring.

Originally U.S. Mr (also Mrs) Potato Head n. and variants (a) (a proprietary name for) a children's toy consisting of plastic features, limbs…

a child's doll or similar toy which sounds when pressed.

The proprietary name of a concave plastic disc which spins when thrown into the air and is used in a catching game.

A small-scale decorative structure resembling this, used as a domestic ornament or to provide visual entertainment for young children.

any of various kinds of toy, usually made from hard rubber, designed for a dog or other domesticated animal to chew on for the purpose of…

A model rocket consisting of a hollow vessel that is partially filled with water and launched by pumping air (or some other gas) into it until the…

the name (proprietary in the U.S.) of a type of soap for children which is sold as pressurized foam in an aerosol container; also used as a…

(A set of) toy items forming a game in which children pretend to run a shop; (also) the place or structure within which such a game is played.

a toy with which a child can play war-games.

U.S. A toy or ornament in the form of a transparent globe or dome that encloses a liquid in which particles or bubbles move, typically around a…

A toy designed to be pulled along.

Chiefly in plural. With capital initial. A proprietary name for a type of children's toy, first manufactured in Japan, consisting of a model robot…

A proprietary name for: a thin plastic ring which is spun through the air, like a Frisbee, in a catching game.