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yo-yo
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yo-yo
a toy consisting of a spool attached to a string, the end of which is held while it is repeatedly spun out and reeled in
yo-yo
child’s toy that periodically overwhelms public’s fancy. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 173]
See : Fads
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The name yo-yo came from the Philippines, but it's been around for centuries with different names including bandalore (France), Prince of Wales' toy (England) and whirligig.
YO-YO CHAMPION OFFERS HISTORY, TIPS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
This unique introduction to pioneer history in the form of an ABC book (B is for Bandalore (a forerunner of the yoyo), H is for the Hornbook (the textbook that most children learned to spell with), X is for the eXhaustion of hardworking homesteading families).
A Pioneer ABC by Children's Bookwatch
George IV is pictured playing with a yo-yo - then called a bandalore - in one painting in the British Museum.
Think it's a fad? Yo-yos have been coming and going for centuries by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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