Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plaything"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plaything \Play"thing`\, n.
A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings
of a little more advanced age. --Locke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plaything
n : an artifact designed to be played with [syn: {toy}]
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