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dreidl

dreidel \dreidel\, dreidl \dreidl\(dr[=a]d"'l), n.

  1. a toy shaped somewhat like a top, but having four flat sides, each marked with one of the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, he, or shin. It is spun like a top, and the letter showing when it stops spinning determines the outcome of a game of chance.

  2. a game of chance played with a dreidel[1], most commonly by children at Hannukah.

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dreidl

n. (alternative spelling of dreidel English)