Definition of gee haw whimmy diddle

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gee haw whimmy diddle

noun

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.

- 2002, Jeremy Gray, Jeff Davis, China Williams, Lonely Planet Georgia and the Carolinas http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1864503831&id=8lo41z8kowQC&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq="gee+haw+whimmy+diddle"&sig=ABC0l2lgYToCDAhJ2MbwHgxRI80
- :Here you can pick up mountain toys such as the "gee-haw whimmy diddle,' a stick with a propeller that turns when you rub the notches on the stick.
- 2003, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0764567535&id=QVutRQzsLmcC&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq="gee-haw+whimmy+diddle"&sig=bm9QR5JopEXGboGy5am_rnE4QC8
- :Special events at the FolkArt? Center...include Fiber Day in May, the World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition in August...
- 2005, Martin Gardner, Smart Science Tricks http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1402722206&id=cCxPHCkQDJMC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq="gee+haw+whimmy+diddle"&sig=qEwExzoHZHk59thd5g2Mc1o3TvA&hl=en
- :Thousands of wooden versions are sold each year, and a Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition is held every summer at Asheville's Folk Art Center.

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