watchman's rattle

/W AA1 CH M AH0 N EH0 S R AE0 T AH0 L/
noun
  1. 1

    An instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of a ratchet wheel and produces a loud raucous sound when whirled around, once used by watchmen to warn of danger

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