spin the platter, spin the plate n. A game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit.
... variety of "Spin the platter." The players sit in a ring and choose each the name of some kitchen utensil or something used in cooking, such as meat-chopper or raisins. One player then goes in the middle with a bunched-up handkerchief, ... — What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes • Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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