watchman's rattle
watchman's rattle · watchman's rattles · watchmen's rattles
An instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of…An instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of a ratchet wheel and produces a loud raucous sound when whirled around, once used by watchmen to warn of danger
Meaning
1 sensesAn instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of a ratchet wheel and produces a loud raucous sound when whirled around, once used by watchmen to warn of danger
Forms
plural: watchman's rattles / watchmen's rattles| Singular | watchman's rattle |
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Synonyms
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