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watchmen's rattles

watchmen'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 watchmen's rattles

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

Words near watchmen's rattles in the dictionary

  1. Watchmans
  2. watchmanship
  3. watchmate
  4. watchmates
  5. watchmen
  6. watchmen's rattles
  7. watchment
  8. watchments
  9. Watchmenverse
  10. watchnight
  11. watchnights

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