Chinese spool-on-string balancing skill

• Devil: Comb. form
• Toss-and-catch string game
• Game involving spinning a top on a string
• String-and-top game
• Toy consisting of a spool on a string

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diabolo \Di*ab"o*lo\ (d[i^]*[a^]b"[-o]*l[=o]), n. An old game or sport (revived under this name) consisting in whirling on a string, fastened to two sticks, a small somewhat spool-shaped object (called the diabolo) so as to balance it on a string, toss ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The diabolo ( ; commonly misspelled diablo ) is a juggling prop consisting of an axle and two cups or discs. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks. A huge variety of tricks are possible with the diabolo, including tosses, and various ...