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rainstick

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rānstĭk
  • /ˈreɪnstɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪk

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noun

Meaning 1

A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From rain + stick.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рейнстик (rejnstik) — rainstick
  • Catalan: pal de pluja — rainstick
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雨聲器 /雨声器 (yǔshēngqì) — rainstick
  • Czech: dešťová hůl — rainstick
  • French: bâton de pluie — rainstick
  • German: Regenmacher — rainstick
  • Greek: ξύλο της βροχής (xýlo tis vrochís) — rainstick
  • Hungarian: esőbot — rainstick
  • Italian: bastone della pioggia — rainstick
  • Norwegian Bokmål: regnstav — rainstick
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: regnstav — rainstick
  • Portuguese: pau de chuva — rainstick
  • Russian: рейнстик (rejnstik) — rainstick
  • Spanish: palo de lluvia — rainstick
  • Swedish: regnpinne — rainstick
  • Ukrainian: дощовиця (doščovycja) — rainstick