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purly post

scoprel - a spinning top made out of a wooden disc or the end of a bobbin tully lig in - the game of peg top tully - when a top fails to spin souker - a toy made of a disc of leather

purly post - spinning top used in games, marked on its four sides: T. tak yan   [take one] P. put yan   [put one] S. sweep o   [sweep all] L. let t alæan   [leave it alone]

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