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grogger

grogger is the alternative form of gragger.

Meaning of gragger

Noun

gragger (plural graggers)

  1. A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.
    Synonyms:
    ra'ashan

Forms of grogger

pluralgroggers

Questions about grogger

What is grogger the alternative form of?
Grogger is the alternative form of gragger.

Words near grogger in the dictionary

  1. grog-shanty
  2. grogan
  3. Grogans
  4. Grogg
  5. grogged
  6. grogger
  7. groggeries
  8. groggers
  9. groggery
  10. groggier
  11. groggiest

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