rhythm stick

noun

a small wooden stick used, especially by a child, as a simple percussive instrument in learning the rudiments of musical rhythm.

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Nearby words

rhythm, rhythm and blues, rhythm band, rhythm method, rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhythm, biological, rhythm-and-blues, rhythmic, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmical

Origin of rhythm stick

First recorded in 1950–55

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