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noun
A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: rhombus, thunder stick, turndun, whizzing stick
Antonyms: none provided
History
From bull + roarer.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
