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shack-shack

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Caribbean

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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noun

Meaning 2

A seed pod of various trees, especially wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Imitative of its sound.