watchman's rattle
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
watchman's rattle (plural watchman's rattles or watchmen's rattles)
- 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
Synonyms[edit]
- fiddle (obsolete slang)