'dreidel' definitions:

Definition of 'dreidel'

From: GCIDE
  • dreidel \dreidel\, dreidl \dreidl\(dr[=a]d"'l), n.
  • 1. a toy shaped somewhat like a top, but having four flat sides, each marked with one of the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, he, or shin. It is spun like a top, and the letter showing when it stops spinning determines the outcome of a game of chance. [PJC]
  • 2. a game of chance played with a dreidel[1], most commonly by children at Hannukah. [PJC]