Assertion: beating reed | /r/Synonym | squeaker
Facets:
value: familiarly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The ancient Egyptians used the primitive beating reed familiarly known as “ squeaker,” obtained by making a slight lateral slit across a reed pipe or stem of straw, and with the knife splitting luck longitudinally until a tongue was raised; the shorter the tongue the quicker the vibration and the higher the pitch.