English Explanatory Dictionary

Etch A Sketch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mechanical drawing toy operated by two knobs moving an enclosed stylus horizontally and vertically.

Word forms

Etch A Sketch Etch-A-Sketch

Etymology

Coined by the Ohio Art Company c. 1959–1962; previously known (in French) as L'Ecran Magique ("magic screen").

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