Chinese block

British  

noun

1. a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow wooden block played with a drumstick

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Example Sentences

"It is unusual to see the Chinese block buying, it implies that this is a capital movement rather than just individuals looking to park money."

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2015

Puzzle, Chinese block, 266 ff.; mechanical, 290; results Of, 291.

From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Scott, Walter Dill

The side-drummer, who played the side-drum, bass drum, cymbals, Chinese block, motor-horn, triangle, and clappers was a boy who had lost both eyes.

From Through St. Dunstan's to Light by Rawlinson, James H.

Some previous boarder had bequeathed to the house an intricate Chinese block puzzle.

From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Scott, Walter Dill