watchman's rattle

English

Noun

watchman's rattle (plural watchman's rattles or watchmen's rattles)

  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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