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dreidel
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drei·del also drei·dl  (drdl)
n.
A toy similar to a spinning top used in games of chance played by children and adults at Hanukkah.

[Yiddish dreydl, from dreyen, to turn, from Middle High German dræjen, from Old High German dren.]


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The victory and the oil are the miracles of Hanukkah, marked by eating latkes (potato pancakes fried in oil), playing a game with the dreidl (a spinning top) and lighting the menorah.
To stash the goods, Zany Brainy has stockings and dreidl bags that are roomy, nice-looking and well-made for a few years' use - and they're only $5 each.
 
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