pogo stick

pogo stick
noun
plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping
• Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy

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\\ˈpōˌgō-\ noun
Etymology: from Pogo, a trademark
: an upright pole with two foot rests and a strong spring at the bottom enabling the user to propel it along the ground by jumps

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/poh"goh/
a long stick having a pair of handles at the top and, near the bottom, a pair of footrests attached to a powerful spring, so that by standing on the footrests while grasping the handles, one can propel oneself along in a series of leaps.
Also, pogo-stick.
[1920-25; pogo, formerly a trademark]

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pogo stick /pōˈgō stik/
noun
A child's toy consisting of a stick with a handle and footholds, mounted on a strong spring, on which to stand and bounce along
ORIGIN: Pogo, a trademark

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pogo stick UK US noun [countable] [singular pogo stick plural pogo sticks]
a toy used for jumping around. It consists of a pole with two short bars for your feet.
Thesaurus: toys and other things to play withhyponym to perform an action in a card gamehyponym

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pogo stick f13 [pogo stick] [ˈpəʊɡəʊ stɪk] [ˈpoʊɡoʊ stɪk] noun
a pole with a bar to stand on and a spring at the bottom, that you jump around on for fun

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