penny whip

English

Noun

penny whip (plural penny whips)

1. (historical) A cheap toy whip for use by children, such as to start a spinning top.
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     "Any way, sir, I've been a good servant to you and Mr. Leo, bless him! - why, it seems but the other day that I used to lead him about the streets with a penny whip[.]"