Rainstick

//ˈreɪnstɪk// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.

Etymology

From rain + stick.

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