bull-roarer

[ bool-rawr-er, -rohr- ]

/ ˈbʊlˌrɔr ər, -ˌroʊr- /

noun

a wooden slat that produces a roaring sound when whirled around one's head on the end of a string or thong, used by some peoples of the world in religious ceremonies and by others as a toy.

Also called thunderstick.

Origin of bull-roarer

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby bull-roarer

bullous urticaria, bull pen, bullpout, bull riding, bullring, bull-roarer, bull rope, Bull Run, Bull Run, Battle of, bull session, bull's-eye

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Example sentences from the Web for bull-roarer

When someone makes the bull-roarer resound, they say that it is the voice of the ancestor making himself heard.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
The memory of the old hag and the bull-roarer was in my mind.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
The bull-roarer has been, and is, a sacred and magical instrument in many and widely separated lands.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang
The Australian stone churinga are shaped like the wooden churinga, and these are shaped like the tundun, or 'bull-roarer.'
Magic and Religion|Andrew Lang

In the first place the bull-roarer is associated with mysteries and initiations.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for bull-roarer

bullroarer

/ (ˈbʊlˌrɔːrə) /

noun

a wooden slat attached to a thong that makes a roaring sound when the thong is whirled: used esp by native Australians in religious rites

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bull-roarer
释义	bull-roarer [ bool-rawr-er, -rohr- ] / ˈbʊlˌrɔr ər, -ˌroʊr- / noun a wooden slat that produces a roaring sound when whirled around one's head on the end of a string or thong, used by some peoples of the world in religious ceremonies and by others as a toy. Also called thunderstick. Origin of bull-roarer First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby bull-roarer bullous urticaria, bull pen, bullpout, bull riding, bullring, bull-roarer, bull rope, Bull Run, Bull Run, Battle of, bull session, bull's-eye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bull-roarer When someone makes the bull-roarer resound, they say that it is the voice of the ancestor making himself heard. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim The memory of the old hag and the bull-roarer was in my mind. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story\|Various The bull-roarer has been, and is, a sacred and magical instrument in many and widely separated lands. Custom and Myth\|Andrew Lang The Australian stone churinga are shaped like the wooden churinga, and these are shaped like the tundun, or 'bull-roarer.' Magic and Religion\|Andrew Lang In the first place the bull-roarer is associated with mysteries and initiations. Custom and Myth\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for bull-roarer bullroarer / (ˈbʊlˌrɔːrə) / noun a wooden slat attached to a thong that makes a roaring sound when the thong is whirled: used esp by native Australians in religious rites Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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