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swazzle

/ ˈswɒzəl /

noun

  1. a small metal instrument held in the mouth of a Punch and Judy puppeteer, used to produce the characteristic shrill voice of Mr Punch


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swazzle1

C19: imitative of the sound produced

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