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bull-roarer
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bull-roarer, n.
A contrivance 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. It is used as a toy, and among some races in certain religious rites. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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