watchman's rattle (English, noun)
expansion: watchman's rattle (plural watchman's rattles or watchmen's rattles)
Senses:
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: watchman's rattles
tags: plural
form: watchmen's rattles
tags: plural