diabolon.

Brit.

/dɪˈab(ə)ləʊ/,

/dʌɪˈab(ə)ləʊ/, U.S.

/diˈɑbəˌloʊ/,

/diˈæbəˌloʊ/,

/daɪˈæbəˌloʊ/

Forms: 1900s– diablo, 1900s– diabolo.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French diabolo.

Etymology: < French diabolo (1905 denoting the top with which the game is played, 1906 denoting the game), alteration (perhaps after Italian diavolo devil) of diable (1835 in jeu du diable , denoting the game; for the French and Italian nouns, see devil n.).

1. A two-headed top (resembling an hourglass in shape) used in playing the game described at sense 2.Formerly a brand name.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun]

top13..

spilquernc1375

prill1440

spilcockc1440

whirligigc1440

nun1585

nun-gig1615

Roaring Meg1632

totum1706

teetotum1720

spinner1799

spinning-top1821

jenny-spinner1824

diabolo1905

dreidel1916

1905 Trade Marks Jrnl. 27 Sept. 1244 Diabolo. 274,557. Tops included in Class 49. Gustave Philippart, 24, Rue d'Aumale, Paris, France.

1906 Pict. Rev. Nov. 45/3 The ‘diabolo’ is made of celluloid shaped like an hour-glass and covered in rubber.

1953 Manch. Guardian 25 Aug. 3/5 Four Chinese performers..juggling with spinning diabolos.

2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 Mar. 25 Amber Ross sends her swirly orange diabolo spinning into the air above her head, and lands it smartly back on the string.

2. A game or performance in which a top (of the kind described at sense 1) is spun and balanced on a string suspended between two sticks held in the hands, sometimes throwing the top into the air and catching it again.An earlier version of the game, using a top of much the same design, was sometimes called the devil on two sticks (see devil n. Compounds 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others

sitisota1400

papsea1450

half-bowl1477

pluck at the crow1523

white and black1555

running game1581

blow-pointa1586

hot cocklesa1586

one penny1585

cockelty bread1595

pouch1600

venter-point1600

hinch-pinch1603

hardhead1606

poor and rich1621

rowland-hoe1622

hubbub1634

handicap?a1653

owl1653

ostomachy1656

prelledsa1660

quarter-spellsa1660

yert-point1659

bob-her1702

score1710

parson has lost his cloak1712

drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754

French Fox1759

goal1765

warpling o' the green1768

start1788

kiss-in-the-ring1801

steal-clothes1809

steal-coat1816

petits paquets1821

bocce1828

graces1831

Jack-in-the-box1836

hot hand1849

sparrow-mumbling1852

Aunt Sally1858

gossip1880

Tambaroora1882

spoof1884

fishpond1892

nim1901

diabolo1906

Kim's game1908

beaver1910

treasure-hunt1913

roll-down1915

rock scissors paper1927

scissors cut paper1927

scissors game1927

the dozens1928

toad in the hole1930

game1932

scissors paper stone1932

Roshambo1936

Marco Polo1938

scavenger hunt1940

skish1940

rock paper scissors1947

to play chicken1949

sounding1962

joning1970

arcade game1978

1906 Pict. Rev. Nov. 45/3 Diabolo is essentially a game of skill.

1922 C. E. M. Joad Highbrows iv. 135 They invent some quaint form of amusement like diabolo or roller-skating.

1951 M. Henrey Little Madeleine v. 38 That summer little girls, older than I, played diabolo in the street.

2002 A. Enright Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2004) 67 He found Eliza playing diabolo in the courtyard with the only son of Juana Pesoa.

Compounds

diabolo-shaped adj.

ΚΠ

1910 G. P. Gardner Jrnl. 7 Oct. in Chiefly Orient (1912) 99 Two girls each with two tsuduzumi diabolo shaped drums beaten with the hand.

1964 W. L. Goodman Hist. Woodworking Tools 196 The curiously small, diabolo-shaped mallet.

2013 J. Kingdon et al. Mammals Afr. I. 52/1 The head is more egg-shaped than diabolo-shaped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diabolo
释义	diabolon. Brit. /dɪˈab(ə)ləʊ/, /dʌɪˈab(ə)ləʊ/, U.S. /diˈɑbəˌloʊ/, /diˈæbəˌloʊ/, /daɪˈæbəˌloʊ/ Forms: 1900s– diablo, 1900s– diabolo. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French diabolo. Etymology: < French diabolo (1905 denoting the top with which the game is played, 1906 denoting the game), alteration (perhaps after Italian diavolo devil) of diable (1835 in jeu du diable , denoting the game; for the French and Italian nouns, see devil n.). 1. A two-headed top (resembling an hourglass in shape) used in playing the game described at sense 2.Formerly a brand name. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] top13.. spilquernc1375 prill1440 spilcockc1440 whirligigc1440 nun1585 nun-gig1615 Roaring Meg1632 totum1706 teetotum1720 spinner1799 spinning-top1821 jenny-spinner1824 diabolo1905 dreidel1916 1905 Trade Marks Jrnl. 27 Sept. 1244 Diabolo. 274,557. Tops included in Class 49. Gustave Philippart, 24, Rue d'Aumale, Paris, France. 1906 Pict. Rev. Nov. 45/3 The ‘diabolo’ is made of celluloid shaped like an hour-glass and covered in rubber. 1953 Manch. Guardian 25 Aug. 3/5 Four Chinese performers..juggling with spinning diabolos. 2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 Mar. 25 Amber Ross sends her swirly orange diabolo spinning into the air above her head, and lands it smartly back on the string. 2. A game or performance in which a top (of the kind described at sense 1) is spun and balanced on a string suspended between two sticks held in the hands, sometimes throwing the top into the air and catching it again.An earlier version of the game, using a top of much the same design, was sometimes called the devil on two sticks (see devil n. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others sitisota1400 papsea1450 half-bowl1477 pluck at the crow1523 white and black1555 running game1581 blow-pointa1586 hot cocklesa1586 one penny1585 cockelty bread1595 pouch1600 venter-point1600 hinch-pinch1603 hardhead1606 poor and rich1621 rowland-hoe1622 hubbub1634 handicap?a1653 owl1653 ostomachy1656 prelledsa1660 quarter-spellsa1660 yert-point1659 bob-her1702 score1710 parson has lost his cloak1712 drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754 French Fox1759 goal1765 warpling o' the green1768 start1788 kiss-in-the-ring1801 steal-clothes1809 steal-coat1816 petits paquets1821 bocce1828 graces1831 Jack-in-the-box1836 hot hand1849 sparrow-mumbling1852 Aunt Sally1858 gossip1880 Tambaroora1882 spoof1884 fishpond1892 nim1901 diabolo1906 Kim's game1908 beaver1910 treasure-hunt1913 roll-down1915 rock scissors paper1927 scissors cut paper1927 scissors game1927 the dozens1928 toad in the hole1930 game1932 scissors paper stone1932 Roshambo1936 Marco Polo1938 scavenger hunt1940 skish1940 rock paper scissors1947 to play chicken1949 sounding1962 joning1970 arcade game1978 1906 Pict. Rev. Nov. 45/3 Diabolo is essentially a game of skill. 1922 C. E. M. Joad Highbrows iv. 135 They invent some quaint form of amusement like diabolo or roller-skating. 1951 M. Henrey Little Madeleine v. 38 That summer little girls, older than I, played diabolo in the street. 2002 A. Enright Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2004) 67 He found Eliza playing diabolo in the courtyard with the only son of Juana Pesoa. Compounds diabolo-shaped adj. ΚΠ 1910 G. P. Gardner Jrnl. 7 Oct. in Chiefly Orient (1912) 99 Two girls each with two tsuduzumi diabolo shaped drums beaten with the hand. 1964 W. L. Goodman Hist. Woodworking Tools 196 The curiously small, diabolo-shaped mallet. 2013 J. Kingdon et al. Mammals Afr. I. 52/1 The head is more egg-shaped than diabolo-shaped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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