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play⋅thing

[pley-thing]
–noun
1. a thing to play with; toy.
2. a person who is used capriciously and selfishly by another.

Origin:
1665–75; play + thing 1
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play·thing   (plā'thĭng')   
n.  
  1. Something to play with; a toy.

  2. One treated as a toy: a plaything of fate.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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