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watchman's rattles

watchman's rattles is the plural of watchman's rattle.

Meaning of watchman's rattle

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
    Synonyms:
    fiddle

Questions about watchman's rattles

What is watchman's rattles the plural of?
Watchman's rattles is the plural of watchman's rattle.

Words near watchman's rattles in the dictionary

  1. watchmaking
  2. watchman
  3. watchman's clock
  4. watchman's detector
  5. watchman's rattle
  6. watchman's rattles
  7. watchman's time detector
  8. watchmanly
  9. Watchmans
  10. watchmanship
  11. watchmate

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