bullroarer
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bullroarer
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From bull + roarer.
noun bullroarers · bull roarer · bull-roarer
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A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.
So far he was on the track of elementary Science. And so he made "bull-roarers" to imitate the sound of wind and the blessed rain-bringing thunder, or clashed great bronze cymbals together with the same object.
Similar: rhombus, thunder stick, turndun, whizzing stick
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noun musical instrument
| Português | rombo |
|---|---|
| Français | rhombe |
| Deutsch | Schwirrholz, Schwirrgerät |
| Italiano | rombo |
Talk about this word "bullroarer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bullroarer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bullroarer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bullroarer "bullroarer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bullroarer.Cite this
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