bull roarer
bull roarer is the alternative form of bullroarer.
Meaning of bullroarer
Noun
bullroarer (plural bullroarers)
- A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.
- So far he was on the track of elementary Science. And so he made "bull-roarers" to imitate the sound of wind and the blessed rain-bringing thunder, or clashed great bronze cymbals together with the same object.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 72
- Synonyms:
- rhombus, thunder stick, turndun, whizzing stick
Forms of bull roarer
| plural | bull roarers |
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Questions about bull roarer
- What is bull roarer the alternative form of?
- Bull roarer is the alternative form of bullroarer.
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