‘A thin flat piece of wood, tied to a string and whirled round in the air’ (Halliwell). Also called hurre-bone n.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > rattles or whirrers > [noun] (12) hurr1483 ‘A thin flat piece of wood, tied to a string and whirled round in the air’ (Halliwell). Also called hurre-bone n. hurre-bone1483 ‘A thin flat piece of wood, tied to a string and whirled round in the air’ (Halliwell). Also called hurre-bone n. rattle1519 A baby's toy consisting of a container filled with small pellets, which rattles when shaken; (more generally) any similar object which produces a… rittle-rattle1567 A (child's) rattle. Obsolete. clickets1611 In plural: flat bones used for making a rattling noise, esp. as a toy for children. Obsolete. bummer1821 Something which makes a noise likened to the buzzing or humming of bees and other insects. A child's toy consisting of a thin piece of wood or metal… bullroarer1848 A flat piece of wood tied to a string which is whirled round to produce a buzzing sound, used as a toy or by certain peoples, esp. Australian… thunderer1860 Something that makes a noise like thunder; spec. a toy made of a flat thin piece of wood or an ox-rib with a string attached at one end, which makes… whizzer188. Something that whizzes; spec. (a) a toy that makes a whizzing noise when whirled round; (b) a machine for drying various articles by the centrifugal… tick-tack1884 Chiefly North American. A contrivance, such as a button on a piece of thread, spun to make a clattering sound against a window or door as a… whizzing-stick1890 = whizzer, n. 1(a). whizzing-blade1905 = whizzing-stick n. |
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