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Meanings of plaything in anglès

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An artifact designed to be played with.

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Usage of plaything in anglès
1
The city was made the plaything of the boss and the machine.
The Boss and the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians and Par...
2
The wolf-cub soon became the pet and plaything of the animal kingdom.
John of the Woods
3
On the contrary, you are the nicest plaything in the world, Connie.
The Seaboard Parish Volume 1
4
I knew vaguely that she was playing; that I was the plaything.
The Blind Spot
5
You would be a mere plaything in the hands of that man.
The Ape, the Idiot & Other People
6
On the contrary, he had been the plaything of agitation and weakness.
Conscience — Volume 2
7
For two days the storm tossed the ship about like a plaything.
The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon
8
Woman is regarded as only a plaything to gratify the animal caprice.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or,...
9
The little prince uttered a cry of horror, staring at the plaything.
Old Fritz and the New Era
10
She kept herself busy with the new plaything as he called it.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
11
She'd brought him into the entourage back on Borroloola, an interesting plaything.
The Neutronium Alchemist
12
That was the nearest approach to a plaything I could muster to-night.
Red Pepper Burns
13
He seemed to regard the boy as a wonderful kind of plaything.
In the Days of Poor Richard
14
At first it was a dream, and now it is a plaything.
Heroes of the Telegraph
15
The child she had left had been his dear plaything, his consolation.
A Soldier of the Legion
16
She will be a good plaything for thee when I am away.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec
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Plaything through the time
Plaything across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common