rain stick

Noun

Meaning

a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain

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Synonyms

shaker rattle rainmaker noisemaker maraca thunder tube shower shaker storm stick waterfall tube cloudburst baton rainfall rattle shower scepter sprinkle scepter torrential wand deluge rattle
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Hypernyms

percussion instrument percussive instrument

Close letter words and terms

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