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English noun: rain stick

1. rain stick (artifact) 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


Broader (hypernym)percussion instrument, percussive instrument









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