English Explanatory Dictionary

rainstick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.

Pronunciation

rānstĭk /ˈreɪnstɪk/

Word forms

rainstick rainsticks rain stick

Etymology

From rain + stick.

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