Word: rattleback
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ra
ttle
back
Definition: A form of spinning top that will spin preferentially in one direction (rattling, then reversing, if spun in the other direction).
Morphemes:
Affix: rattle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.