gee haw whimmy diddle

== English == === Alternative forms === gee-haw whimmy diddle, gee haw whammy diddle, gee-haw whammy diddle === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒi hɑ ˈwɪmi dɪdəl/ === Noun === gee haw whimmy diddle (plural gee haw whimmy diddles) A wooden toy consisting of a notched stick with a smaller stick attached on the end. Rubbing the notched stick with another stick causes the smaller stick to spin; with practice the spin can be made to change from rightward (gee) to leftward (haw) and vice versa. 1974 November, Texas Monthly, article The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, page 93: …some of the Blue Ridge Mountain folk toys. Each of the following runs about $2: spinning wooden top, fox and geese game, gee-haw whimmy diddle, bull roarer, corn cob pipe. ==== Synonyms ==== whimmy diddle === Further reading === Description of a "gee-haw whimmy diddle"