pegtop

English

Etymology

From peg +‎ top.

Noun

pegtop (plural pegtops)

1. A spinning top.
   • 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, “Somebody Turns Up”, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 179:

     How often have I seen him, intent upon a match at marbles or pegtop, looking on with a face of unutterable interest, and hardly breathing at the critical times!

Alternative forms

• peg-top

See also

• pegtops