English Explanatory Dictionary

cackle-bladder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bladder containing (real or fake) blood, used to fake someone's death or injury, as in espionage or confidence tricks where a person is made to think that he is an accessory to murder.

Pronunciation

/ˈkækəlˌblædə(ɹ)/ en-au-cackle-bladder.ogg

Word forms

cackle-bladder cackle-bladders cackle bladder

Etymology

From cackle + bladder, because originally chicken blood was used.

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